A year ago, the Going Out Guide put out a call to Washingtonians to point us to the area’s most essential eats , the pupusas, half-smokes, cupcakes and Ethiopian every city dweller should try once. We ended up with an incredible roundup of what the staff would agree were some of the most delicious treats this town had to offer: The palak chaat at Rasika, the falafel at Amsterdam Falafel, the pupusas at hole-in-the-wall Blanca’s. [ See the gallery of all 40 essential Washington eats here .] Read full article > >

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Calling all foodies: We’re seeking Washington’s essential veggie eats

The African Union inaugurates its newly built Chinese-funded headquarters in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.

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African Union opens new $200m HQ

The loss of Beledweyne, a trading hub near the Ethiopian border, leaves the Shabab rebels on the defensive.

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Ethiopian Forces Seize Strategic Somali Town From Shabab

Two Swedish journalists are sentenced by an Ethiopian court to 11 years each in jail for entering the country illegally and supporting terrorism.

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Ethiopia jails Sweden journalists

Ethiopian troops have crossed the border into Somalia in significant numbers, eyewitnesses say – an incursion denied by the Ethiopian authorities.

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Ethiopia troops ‘enter Somalia’

Ethiopian troops have crossed the border into Somalia in significant numbers, eyewitnesses say – an incursion denied by the Ethiopian authorities.

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Ethiopia troops ‘enter Somalia’

Ethiopian forces have killed 123 separatist rebels in the eastern region of the country, a senior Ethiopian official has told the BBC.

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Ethiopia ‘kills 123 ONLF rebels’

Churches built underground in the Ethiopian town of Lalibela draw tourists from all over the world, including local Christians for whom the site is their religious home.

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Ethiopia’s amazing rock churches