The Ethiopian Civil War lasted from 1974 to 1991 and devastated the nation. Marxist revolutionaries overthrew the monarchy, drawing Soviet support. The United States backed rival regional interests.

The government in Eritrea's capital, Asmara, has long accused Igad of siding with Ethiopia in regional disputes. Eritrea ...

Fergal Keane has met thousands of traumatised children while reporting on conflicts. Here, he researches the long-term effect ...

Comparing Kenyan, Ethiopian, and Somali foods from East African cuisine. Kennedy Center Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled ...

Tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea have soared in recent weeks, fueling concerns of renewed conflict that has divided ...

Tewolde has fought multiple times for Eritrea, one of the most closed societies on Earth, and is now praying another war is not about to break out with neighbouring Ethiopia. "If the war starts, many ...

World's most populous landlocked country is caught in simmering tension with its neighbour in the Horn of Africa over access ...

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is one of the eight Regional Economic Communities (RECs) recognized as building blocks of the Africa ...

Ahmed Yaquob There is no room for disagreement: the war in Sudan is the product of deep-rooted, historical internal ...

"If the war starts, many people will go to the front and, as before, many children will lose their fathers, mothers will lose their husbands, parents will lose their children," said Tewolde, who is in ...