ETHIOPIA

A government official in Ethiopia’s western Gambella region told local media the children would soon be rescued from South Sudan and reunited with their families.

Will this year's Boston Marathon winner be able to best last year's winning time of two hours nine minutes and 17 seconds?

This year's marathon marks the 50th anniversary of a woman secretly competing and completing the race.

In response, Ethiopian troops crossed the border into South Sudan to pursue the attackers, government officials said.

For Malawi residents, however, the declaration seems too little too late.

Rebels in Sudan have sought a referendum on whether Darfur should be an autonomous region, but plan to boycott the vote after recent fighting.

China has been trying to seek a more active role in the Middle East, including recently hosting both Syria's foreign minister and opposition figures, though at different times.

In a damning report released Monday, activists claim hundreds of people have been killed and thousands arrested since protests began in Ethiopia's Oromia region.

China is set to build a naval base that will raise the tiny African nation’s caliber as a global shipping hub and a logistics center for foreign military.

A satirical news article published Monday said that men in Eritrea were ordered to marry at least two wives or face life imprisonment.

Finding good drinking water and pastures are matters of life and death for traditional pastoralists in Ethiopia, whose fortunes are tied to their domestic animals.

The panelists at the World Economic Forum summit identified power supply, technology and skills as the best ingredients to ensure growth.

The protesters are fighting the government's plan to integrate infrastructure development in the capital with that of surrounding towns.

Christmas is just beginning in many parts of the world with celebrations Jan. 7.

Trump was shown in the 51-minute film making his December call for the United States to bar all Muslims from the country as his supporters cheered.

Christmas remains a tradition that can cross cultural and national boundaries.

Yemen's warring parties have agreed on a framework for ending their war but they first must agree to a ceasefire, the U.N. said.

The Saudi government has not updated its initial figure of 769 casualties since the incident occurred in September.

Ethiopia is experiencing its worst drought in decades, attributed to El Niño, a weather phenomenon that impacts rainfall patterns and temperatures around the world.

Unless the world adopts fast, inclusive and smart development, over 100 million people will be living in extreme poverty by 2030.

President John Magufuli is a 56-year-old former chemistry teacher and minister of works.