Ethiopia's Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos [File: Tiksa Negeri/Reuters] Ethiopia has accused Eritrea’s government of working with an opposition group based in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region to ...

Ethiopia has accused Eritrea of joining forces with a hardline opposition faction in preparing to launch a war, according to a letter from the foreign affairs ministry.

The leaders of the U.S. military may soon face a terrible decision. This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover ...

Herbert Matthews of the New York Times was one of the great reporters of his time. US conservatives still haven’t forgiven him for his 1957 interview with Fidel Castro and even blamed him for the ...

The concepts of the right to self-determination and the right to peace are pivotal in international law and political theory. In Ethiopia, they are not abstract rights but a constitutional reality and ...

Ali Muhammad Ali Abd–Al-Rahman was convicted of crimes for leading Janjaweed militia forces in Darfur that went on a campaign of killing and destruction in 2003-2004.

Syrians are voting indirectly, and President Ahmed al-Shara is appointing a third of the lawmakers. Still, some see this as a step forward after decades of dictatorship.

The National Park Service under President Donald Trump is looking to reshape what it tells Americans about their history. Park managers are under orders to make their stories more “uplifting." ...

In concluding that Gaza had reached level 5, the IPC further noted that since the crisis is “entirely man-made, it can be halted and reversed.” For months, the starvation of Gaza has seized ...

Eritrea was once one of Africa’s most industrialised parts. Now even the most basic goods, like soap or bottled water, have to be imported. Perhaps a third of the population has fled abroad to escape ...

On September 12, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States announced a joint road map for ending Sudan’s devastating two-and-a-half-year civil war. The announcement, on its ...

A s a number, 150,000 is usefully round. In May 2024 Tom Perriello, then America’s special envoy to Sudan, told Congress that anywhere between 15,000 and 150,000 people might have died in the 13 ...