Ethiopia

Tigrayan forces say have seized important town in Ethiopia's Amhara region

Oct 31, 2021 12:30

Rebellious Tigrayan forces say they have seized the strategic town of Dessie in Ethiopia's Amhara region where tens of thousands of ethnic Amharas have sought refuge from an escalation in fighting.
Fighting escalates in northern Ethiopia with new army offensive

Oct 13, 2021 08:20

Fighting has escalated between Ethiopia's national army and rebels from Tigray, days after Addis Ababa launched a new major offensive in the restive northern region.
Ethiopian army starts ground offensive against rebellious Tigray forces

Oct 12, 2021 04:50

Ethiopia’s national army has launched a ground offensive on forces from the rebellious northern region of Tigray, just days after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was sworn in for a new five-year term as the leader of Africa’s second-most populous country.
UN condemns Ethiopia’s expulsion of its staff, says 5.2 million need aid in Tigray

Oct 01, 2021 13:28

The United Nations has denounced Ethiopia’s decision to expel seven UN officials from the country amid increasing international criticism over the dire humanitarian situation in the restive region of Tigray.
UN aid chief calls for urgent action to stave off famine in Ethiopia’s Tigray

Sep 30, 2021 03:55

The United Nations’ humanitarian chief, Martin Griffiths, has called for urgent action to stave off famine in Ethipia’s war-scarred Tigray region.
Sudanese army says repulses border attack by Ethiopian forces

Sep 26, 2021 12:32

Sudan’s army says it has warded off an attempted incursion by Ethiopian forces into its territory, amid border tensions between the two African countries.
Sudan says summoned Ethiopia’s envoy after 29 bodies found in river

Sep 08, 2021 12:54

Sudan’s Foreign Ministry says it summoned Ethiopia’s ambassador to Khartoum on August 30 after 29 bodies were found on the banks of a river flowing from Ethiopia.
Over 7,000 schools damaged in Tigray war: Ethiopia minister

Sep 01, 2021 04:31

Some 7,000 schools in Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region have been damaged in fighting in the East African country, and nearly 1.5 million students are unable to attend school, the Ethiopian education minister has said.
Dozens of bodies found in river between Ethiopia’s Tigray, Sudan

Aug 03, 2021 15:02

Over the past week, local authorities in Sudan’s Kassala Province have found around 50 bodies floating in the Tekeze River, which runs between Ethiopia’s Tigray region and Sudan, a Sudanese official says.
100,000+ children in Ethiopia’s Tigray at risk of death from malnutrition: UNICEF

Jul 30, 2021 11:40

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has voiced concern about the dire humanitarian situation in Ethiopia’s conflict-ridden region of Tigray, saying more than 100,000 children could suffer from life-threatening severe acute malnutrition in the next 12 months, a 10-fold jump in average annual levels.