State and Justice Dept. contractor charged with spying for Ethiopia

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A Maryland man of Ethiopian descent, Abraham Teklu Lemma, is accused of passing on classified national defense information about a region where soldiers battled rebels
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Long after Ethiopia truce, sexual assaults by soldiers continue, says report

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An analysis of medical records in Tigray showed sexual violence perpetrated by soldiers continued long after the November truce was signed.
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Six countries to join BRICS group; China labels expansion ‘historic’

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Six countries — Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates — will join the the group in January as Russia and China try to counter the west.
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Rebel or bandit? His life illuminates Ethiopia’s hidden insurgency.

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The conflict in the southern Oromiya region represents a far greater long-term threat to Ethiopia’s integrity and stability than did the war in Tigray.
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US joins UN in suspending food aid to Ethiopia's Tigray

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The United States aid agency says it has suspended all food assistance to the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray “until further notice” while it investigates the theft of humanitarian supplies
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Official: 148 Somalis evacuated from Sudan via Ethiopia

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Scores of Somalis fleeing violence in Sudan arrived in their Horn of Africa nation on Sunday, an official said
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Why the fighting in Sudan spells trouble for its neighbors

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Fighting in Sudan may inflame conflicts within its seven neighbors’ borders: Egypt, South Sudan, Chad, Central African Republic, Libya, Ethiopia and Eritrea.
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