Ethiopian worshippers risked lives to protect 'Ark of the Covenant' amid brutal fighting
WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Worshippers rushed to defend the Church of St Mary of Zion (pictured) in the holy city of Axom, where the Ark is said to be secured.
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Ethiopian army accuses WHO chief Tedros of helping dissidents
Ethiopia’s army today accused WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of backing dissident forces in his war-torn home region of Tigray. Army chief Berhanu Jula claimed that Tedros was securing political and military support for the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) as it fights an armed offensive by Ethiopia’s government. ‘He has worked in neighbouring countries … Read more
£3bn Ethiopian dam across Blue Nile causes Egypt tensions
Rising 500ft out of the grasslands of eastern Ethiopia and spanning 6,000ft across the Blue Nile river, is the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam – Africa’s largest hydroelectric plant, which is pushing the region close to war. It is a £3billion bet upon which Ethiopia has banked all its hopes for the future, but which could … Read more
From Ethiopian girl band to Kenyans listening to toads… how staff at Dfid spent YOUR millions
Boris Johnson’s historic decision to abolish the standalone Department for International Development (Dfid) and roll its functions into the Foreign Office is long overdue. Ever since David Cameron expanded Britain’s aid budget to 0.7 per cent of GDP, scandal after scandal has emerged about millions of pounds of hard-pressed UK taxpayers’ money being shovelled into dubious … Read more