Tag: Tigray
Famine in Ethiopia: the roots lie in Eritrea’s long-running feud with...
The war in northern Ethiopia that began in November 2020 has left millions in Tigray on the brink of famine.
Reports suggest that nearly 40%...
ISS: Getting to grips with Ethiopia’s ethnic and political violence is...
Ethiopia’s 2018 transition failed to bring stability to the country. On the contrary, sporadic ethnic and political violence since then has brought the nation...
Ethiopian government says it has recaptured Lalibela, UN World Heritage site
Ethiopian government forces and their regional allies have recaptured the town of Lalibela, a United Nations World Heritage Site, from Tigrayan forces, the prime...
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, on frontline, urges troops to ‘destroy’ enemy
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said his foes had been defeated and promised to recapture territory in the region of Amhara from rebellious Tigrayan...
Ethiopian soldiers retake territory in Amhara region – Prime Minister’s office
Ethiopian soldiers supported by regional forces have recaptured territory from rebellious Tigrayan fighters, the prime minister's office said on Wednesday, as a resident in...
Ethiopia PM at frontline with army in Afar region – state-affiliated...
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is on the frontline with the army fighting rebellious Tigrayan forces in the northeastern Afar region, state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting...
Ethiopia asks US to stop spreading false information on war
Ethiopia's government has asked the United States to stop spreading falsehoods against the country, the state minister of communication said on Thursday, after the...
Residents patrol Ethiopian capital after Tigrayan forces’ advance
Every afternoon, Getachew Megersa searches the Ethiopian capital for undercover agents. The 55-year-old construction worker says it’s not the first time he’s defended his...
US Ethiopia in ceasefire talks
A US special envoy met Ethiopia's deputy prime minister in a bid to revive ceasefire talks, as government gave permission for 369 aid trucks...
Security, climate dominate as US Secretary of State kicks off Africa...
US Secretary of State Antony reiterated calls for an unconditional ceasefire in the Ethiopian conflict on Wednesday on the first leg of an African...
Over 1 000 people, mostly Tigrayans, detained in Ethiopia in a...
At least 1 000 people, mostly ethnic Tigrayans, have been detained in cities across Ethiopia in the past week, the United Nations said on...
Tigrayan forces say they will ‘hunt down’ foreign mercenaries
Rebellious Tigrayan forces threatened on Friday to "hunt down" foreigners they said were supporting the Ethiopian government as mercenaries and technical experts in a...
Tigrayan forces raped women in Ethiopia’s Amhara region – Amnesty
ighters from Ethiopia's Tigray region have gang-raped and abused women in neighbouring Amhara region, rights group Amnesty International said on Wednesday.
Amnesty's report underscored that...
Ethiopian authorities detain more than 70 UN drivers, amid reports of...
Ethiopian authorities have detained more than 70 drivers working with the United Nations, a UN spokesperson said, amid international alarm over reported widespread arrests...
Window of opportunity in Ethiopia
The African Union and the United States see a small window of opportunity to end fighting in Ethiopia as the United Nations warns the...
Ethiopians denounce US at rally to back military campaign
Tens of thousands of Ethiopians rallied in Addis Ababa on Sunday to support Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government as federal troops fight rebellious forces...
Could Ethiopia’s capital fall to Tigrayan and allied forces?
Rebellious forces from Ethiopia's Tigray region have pushed to within a day's drive of the capital Addis Ababa and are threatening to march on...
Calls for ceasefire in Ethiopia grow amid deepening conflict
African and Western nations called for an immediate ceasefire in Ethiopia on Thursday after Tigrayan forces from the country's North said they made advances...
Ongoing Tigray conflict slammed by EU and UN
The European Union and United Nations this week came out strongly against the year-long conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray with one organisation warning “the catastrophic...
Calls for ceasefire in Ethiopia grow amid deepening conflict
Calls from African and Western nations for an immediate ceasefire in Ethiopia intensified on Thursday after Tigrayan forces from the country's north made advances...