Tag: Ethiopia
Ethiopia claims ‘large number’ of Tigray fighters surrender
The Ethiopian government has claimed that "large number" of Tigray Special Forces and the militia are surrendering.
Ethiopia: Kenya, European Council to pursue end to unrest
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and the president of the European Council, Charles Michel, on Tuesday agreed to pursue an end…
UN chief deeply concerned over Ethiopia’s Tigray region
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed “deep concern” over the unfolding conflict in the breakaway Tigray region of Ethiopia.
Tigray crisis: Ethiopia rejects AU mediation
Ethiopia rebuffed an AU effort to mediate in the conflict with Tigray, saying its troops had seized another town in…
Ethiopia’s Tigray forces widen conflict, fire rocket into Bahir Dar
Ethiopia’s Tigray forces fired rockets into the city of Bahir Dar in the Amhara region on Friday but caused no…
Djibouti backs Ethiopia
The Djibouti Ministry of Foreign Affairs has affirmed its support for the territorial integrity of Ethiopia as the conflict in…
Ethiopian forces set to launch final assault on Tigray capital Mekelle
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed warned on Tuesday that a three-day deadline for rebel forces in Tigray to surrender has…
Gunmen massacre 34 people inside night bus
Gunmen massacred no fewer than 34 people in an attack on a bus on Saturday night in the Benishangul-Gumuz region,…
AU sacks head of security as Ethiopia, Tigray conflict worsens
The African Union (AU) has dismissed its security head, an Ethiopian national, after the Ethiopian government accused him of disloyalty…
Ethiopian civilians, soldiers flee Tigray for Sudan
Many Ethiopians, including soldiers, fled the escalating conflict in the restive Tigray region to neighbouring Sudan on Monday
Ethiopia PM Abiy sacks aides, explains military campaign in Tigray
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has sacked some of his principal aides, as he explained the goal of the military…
Tigray Region: Sudan closes border with Ethiopia
The acting Governor of Kassala State and Secretary General of the state’s government, Fathal-Rahman Al-Amin, has said the state has…
Ethiopia declares state of emergency in Tigray
The Ethiopia Council of Ministers on Wednesday declared a six-month state of emergency in the country’s northern Tigray regional state.
Nile dam: Ethiopian-Americans told to vote Trump out of office
Ethiopians are urging their diaspora kith and kin, about 460,000 of them in America to vote out US President Trump…
Ethiopia announces 2-year jail term for flouting COVID-19 safety rules
The Health ministry in Ethiopia has announced that citizens could face up to two-year jail term if they fail to…