release of its leader Eskinder Nega. Jawar Mohammed, who also owns a media company, and Bekele Garba

Bekele Gerba’s son Samuel Bekele later tweeted the two men were freed.... The government declared

By Garba Muhammed2 Min ReadFILE PHOTO: Pieces of furniture are seen inside a classroom at Bethel

injured were taken, told Reuters.... Hussaini Garba, a resident of Ajilari Cross, another Maiduguri

Ethiopian capital.... Ethiopia’s chief negotiator, Seleshi Bekele, said the countries had

By Reuters Staff2 Min ReadKANO, Nigeria( Reuters)-A Nigerian politician was killed by bandits while on the road between two northern cities, one of his colleagues said on Wednesday, while a state governor’s convoy came under fire in a separate incident that left three police officers injured. The attacks highlighted a breakdown of law and order across northwestern Nigeria, where armed robberies and kidnappings for ransom have become so frequent that many people are terrified of being on the road

By Dawit Endeshaw3 Min ReadADDIS ABABA( Reuters)-Ethiopia will free several opposition leaders from prison, the state broadcaster reported on Friday, as the government said it would begin dialogue with political opponents after 14 months of war during which thousands of people have been arrested. The move to free leaders from several different ethnic groups is the most significant breakthrough since war broke out in the northern Tigray region, threatening the unity of Africa’s second most populo

I came here expecting I could win again, but the field was really strong.... My goal this year is to do what Joshua Cheptegei did and win an Olympic gold.... “ After trials we trained together, we eat the same food....

KHARTOUM( Reuters)-Sudan has rejected an Ethiopian proposal to manage the filling for a second time of a giant dam that it is building on the Blue Nile, a senior official said on Sunday, deepening a regional dispute over the project. Ethiopia has pinned hopes of development and power generation on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam( GERD), while downstream Sudan is concerned about regulating flows to its own dams and Egypt fears an impact on its water supply. Addis Ababa has said it will again

By Reuters Staff2 Min ReadKADUNA, Nigeria( Reuters)-Kidnappers are demanding a ransom of one million naira each to release around 80 children snatched from a boarding school in northern Nigeria last month, according to a pastor involved in the negotiations for their release. The attack on the Bethel Baptist High School in the state of Kaduna was the 10th mass school kidnapping since December in northwest Nigeria, which authorities have attributed to criminal gangs seeking ransom payments.“( Band