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Fugitive leader of Ethiopia’s Tigray issues new call for arms: Audio
Feb 01, 2021 11:40The fugitive leader of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region has reportedly issued a fresh call to his supporters to pick up arms against the federal government, according to an audio message posted online.
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Sudan accuses Ethiopia of violating its airspace
Jan 13, 2021 16:16Sudan says an Ethiopian military aircraft has violated its airspace, warning Addis Ababa against repeating “such hostilities.”
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Ethiopia says TPLF members killed, captured in fresh Tigray operation
Jan 11, 2021 11:13The military confrontation in Ethiopia's Tigray seems far from over two months after a violent conflict erupted in the northern region, with government forces now saying they have killed more than a dozen members of the former ruling party in the restive region.
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Sudan says took back border land from Ethiopia
Dec 27, 2020 05:53The Sudanese government says the country’s military forces have taken control of most of the agricultural land allegedly occupied by Ethiopians near the border between the two countries.
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Ethiopia deploys forces to ethnic region after deadly violence
Dec 24, 2020 13:20Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has ordered the deployment of military forces to the country’s volatile west, after armed attackers killed scores of people along ethnic border lines in the region.
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Over 100 killed in latest ethnic massacre in Ethiopia
Dec 24, 2020 04:53More than 100 people have been killed in the latest massacre along ethnic lines in western Ethiopia, and the toll is expected to rise, according to the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission.
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EU withholds $100mn budget support for Ethiopia over Tigray conflict
Dec 16, 2020 06:23The European Union (EU) has decided to put a hold on funding to Ethiopia due to the month-long conflict in the country’s Tigray region, which has triggered a refugee crisis and a humanitarian disaster.
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First aid convoy enters Ethiopia’s Tigray amid humanitarian crisis
Dec 12, 2020 12:24An international aid convoy has arrived in Ethiopia’s northernmost region of Tigray, carrying medicine and other supplies for the first time since more than a month ago, when an escalation of violence triggered a refugee crisis and a humanitarian disaster in the African country.
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Sudan announces cancelation of over 3,500 Bashir-era passports for foreign residents
Dec 10, 2020 11:59Sudan’s Interior Ministry says the country’s interim authorities have canceled more than 3,500 passports issued to foreign residents by Sudan’s ousted president Omar al-Bashir.
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Ethiopia's PM downplays 'risk of protracted insurgency' in Tigray mountains
Dec 07, 2020 12:17Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has dismissed claims by rebel forces in the northern Tigray region of mounting a guerrilla war against government troops.