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Self-declared state due to compete head to head with Djibouti for Ethiopia’s trade
Former Apollo CEO Leon Black has been hit with a lawsuit claiming that he raped a woman
Location and stability reinforce the small desert nation’s ambitions to be a leading maritime trading hub
The tiny African country’s highly strategic location has made it a centre of global intrigue
Election in African trading hub ends with what opposition candidate calls an ‘impossible’ result
Preconceived ideas and inadequate analysis prevent investment into the continent
Ethiopia’s reforming new leader shakes up regional dynamics
Led by China, countries from Turkey to India are looking for opportunities
Beijing’s dispute resolution process will be projected overseas
Government offers ‘more or less half a billion dollars’ to head off legal action
Ethiopia-Eritrea deal ends one of the world’s last interstate conflicts
Hope of ending neighbours’ 18 years of ‘no war, no peace’ rest on delegate’s shoulders
First dispute with Washington since Beijing opened military base in African country
Public-private partnerships are proving to be a recipe for discord
PLA sets up first permanent overseas deployment since withdrawal from North Korea
African state ordered to pay costs after illegal payments case thrown out
Riyadh to gain Horn of Africa foothold in effort to strengthen regional security role
Addis Ababa line to the sea hailed as first step in tapping vast commercial potential
Black Rhino agrees its first $300m investment in pipeline between Ethiopia and Djibouti
Beijing is breaking old taboos, building a military base and intervening in hotspots overseas
The world’s superpowers are competing for global influence in this tiny, impoverished country in the Horn of Africa
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