Millions of people begin casting their votes in the general elections in Ethiopia, with the ruling party being expected to keep an overwhelming majority.

Ethiopian riot police have used force to disperse hundreds of people protesting against targeted attacks on Ethiopian workers in Saudi Arabia.

Egyptian objections are delaying formation of a committee to implement expert recommendations on an Ethiopian dam project, which Cairo fears could diminish its water supply, Ethiopia's water minister said Tuesday.Nile

Two people have been killed in a bomb explosion in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, state radio says.

Ethiopia's parliament has elected Mulatu Teshome to be the country's new president for a six-year term, replacing Girma Wolde-Giorgis.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Deslaegn says his country is not planning to withdraw its troops from Somalia.

Ethiopians have taken to the streets of the capital, Addis Ababa, to protest against an anti-terrorism law, Press TV reports.

Ethiopia’s parliament has approved a measure to push ahead with its Nile River dam project, while changing a colonial-era deal that gave Egypt and Sudan majority stake in the great river.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn arrived in Beijing on Wednesday afternoon, kicking off his five-day official visit to China.

The Ethiopian embassy in Saudi Arabia is considering suing individuals and the media for defaming members of Ethiopian community, according to Al Hayat newspaper Wednesday.

Ethiopia's new Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has been sworn into office, days after Ethiopians held the funeral of ex-premier, Meles Zenawi in the capital Addis Ababa.

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia's parliament has sworn in the country's new leader.

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia's new prime minister is to be sworn into office on Friday.

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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia's ruling party on Saturday named as its leader acting Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, who took over after the death last month of longtime leader Meles Zenawi, an official said at the end of a congress of party bosses.

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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Two Swedish journalists who have been imprisoned in Ethiopia for more than a year have been pardoned and are set to be freed, Ethiopia's justice minister announced Monday.

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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — A senior Ethiopian government official says two Swedish journalists who have been imprisoned in Ethiopia for more than a year have been pardoned and are set to be freed at an upcoming mass amnesty ceremony.

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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The Ethiopian government and separatist rebels say they have started negotiations.

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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Thousands of mourners gathered near a public square in Ethiopia's capital on Sunday to pay their final respects to Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who was praised for lifting many out of poverty but vilified by some for restricting freedoms.

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Tens of thousands of Ethiopians and many African leaders mourned late strongman Meles Zenawi on Sunday at the first state funeral for a leader of the Horn of Africa nation in over 80 years.

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African leaders joined other foreign dignitaries in paying homage to Ethiopia's longtime prime minister Meles Zenawi ahead of Sunday's state funeral for a man hailed as an African "hero".