A man who worked as a consultant for the US military has admitted leaking top-secret information to the Ethiopian government, which used it in the civil war against rebel forces.
ConflictsMore than 40 people have been killed in attacks on Christian churches and villages in Ethiopia’s central Oromia region, several witnesses told AFP.
WorldTraditional wine-producing countries are being squeezed by heat, drought and fires. At the same time, improved growing techniques, hybrid grapes and a warmer climate mean wine can be produced in more and more places. “We may have saved wine for humanity,” says Mike Juergens, who has started growing grapes in the Himalayas.
BusinessTraditional wine-growing countries are being squeezed by heat, drought and fires. At the same time, improved cultivation techniques, hybrid grapes and a warmer climate mean wine can be produced in more and more places. “We may have saved wine for humanity,” says Mike Juergens, who has started growing grapes in the Himalayas.
BusinessTorrential rains are expected to hit East Africa as an unusually strong El Niño takes hold. Kenyan smallholder farmer Alfred Omondi Odong’ is among those preparing for the heavy rains. It is understandable that people are worried, because the rains could cause destruction, he says.
WorldEritrea wants the UN Security Council to take “deterrent measures” after what it describes as a “declaration of war” by Ethiopia.
ConflictsAt least 40 people are reported to have been killed in a drone strike in southeastern Sudan.
WorldEthiopia and Eritrea accused each other on Friday of escalating violence between the two countries.
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