Ethiopia

Fugitive leader of Ethiopia’s Tigray issues new call for arms: Audio

Feb 01, 2021 11:40

The 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.
'Extreme urgent need': Starvation haunts Ethiopia's Tigray

Jan 20, 2021 12:32

From “emaciated” refugees to crops burned on the brink of harvest, starvation threatens the survivors of more than two months of fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. The first humanitarian workers to arrive after pleading with the Ethiopian government for access describe weakened children dying from diarrhea after drinking from rivers. Shops were looted or depleted weeks ago.
Sudan accuses Ethiopia of violating its airspace

Jan 13, 2021 16:16

Sudan says an Ethiopian military aircraft has violated its airspace, warning Addis Ababa against repeating “such hostilities.”
Ethiopia says TPLF members killed, captured in fresh Tigray operation

Jan 11, 2021 11:13

The 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.
Sudan says took back border land from Ethiopia

Dec 27, 2020 05:53

The 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.
Ethiopia deploys forces to ethnic region after deadly violence

Dec 24, 2020 13:20

Ethiopian 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.
Over 100 killed in latest ethnic massacre in Ethiopia

Dec 24, 2020 04:53

More 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.
EU withholds $100mn budget support for Ethiopia over Tigray conflict

Dec 16, 2020 06:23

The 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.
First aid convoy enters Ethiopia’s Tigray amid humanitarian crisis

Dec 12, 2020 12:24

An 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.
Sudan announces cancelation of over 3,500 Bashir-era passports for foreign residents

Dec 10, 2020 11:59

Sudan’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.