VOA correspondent reported detained in Ethiopia
Voice of America says it is investigating reports that a correspondent in Ethiopia's capital has been detained by authorities. Full story
Cash-strapped G8 looks to private sector in hunger fight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Buffeted by the euro zone crisis and distracted by political problems at home, the leaders of the world's industrial powers turned to the private sector on Friday to help fight hunger and malnutrition for up to a billion people struggling with shortages, droughts and rising fo Full story
PEN honors jailed Ethiopian journalist
An imprisoned Ethiopian journalist and blogger who could face the death penalty for advocating peaceful protests in his Horn of Africa homeland was honored Tuesday with PEN America's "Freedom to Write" award. Full story
U.S. risks losing gains in fight against hunger: report
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. government risks losing the gains it has made in fighting world hunger unless it maintains its effort of the last three years in improving global agricultural practices and food security, a private group said on Thursday. Full story
Eritrea says its president is "fit as a fiddle"
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Eritrea has sought to quash speculation about President Isaias Afewerki's health, saying he was "fit as a fiddle" and lambasting the United States for spreading "lies" over his condition. Full story
Ethiopia PM accuses Eritrea of kidnappings
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi accused Eritrea on Tuesday of abducting dozens of Ethiopian miners from the country's northwest, in a potential escalation of tension between the arch-enemies. Full story
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U.S. reportedly building drone bases in Africa, Arabian Penninsula
NBC's Jim Miklaszewski joins msnbc to discuss reports that the U.S. is in the process of building a network of Predator drone bases in Ethiopia, Djibouti and the Seychelles.
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Actress Sienna Miller discusses her work in Ethiopia with International Medical Corps which helps some of the world's poorest people living amid disaster in Africa.
11 million desperately hungry in East Africa
Refugees flood to camps in Ethiopia and Kenya to escape Somalia's devastating drought, but even at the camps, their suffering might not be over. NBC's Rohit Kachroo reports.
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