Tag: Tigray Region
Air strike hits Ethiopia’s Tigray region following ceasefire offer
An air strike wounded at least one person on Tuesday in Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, a…
WFP resumes humanitarian operations in Tigray region
The World Food Programme (WFP) has resumed operations in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, after fighting halted the emergency response last week,…
Ethiopia: Guterres condemns air strike on Tigray market
United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres on Friday condemned airstrike hitting a busy market in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region.
UN condemns sexual abuses against civilians in Ethiopia
The United Nations has expressed deep concern about serious and ongoing abuses carried out against displaced civilians facing food insecurity…
Eritrean troops to withdraw from Tigray: Ethiopian PM
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, said Eritrea has agreed to withdraw its forces, days after he confirmed the presence of…
Tigray rebel leader vows long resistance to Ethiopian forces
The former regional president in Tigray region, Debretsion Gebremichael said his group is committed to “extended resistance” against the Ethiopian…
Ethiopia reopens Tigray regional airspace
The Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority has reopened the airspace in the troubled Tigray region in the north of the country.
Ethiopia PM Abiy visits troubled Tigray region
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has arrived in Mekelle, the regional capital of the troubled Tigray region, a senior Cabinet…
Eritrean troops not fighting in Ethiopia: Guterres
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday that there was no proof of Eritrean troops backing Ethiopia, in the war…
Ethiopia ignores Africa, begins final onslaught against Tigray
The Ethiopian military will begin the “final phase” of an offensive in the rebellious northern Tigray region today, Prime Minister…
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…
Tigray massacre: Almost 600 killed – Ethiopian rights body
At least 600 people were killed in Maikadra in Southwestern Tigray state on the night of 9 November and hundreds…
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…
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…
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…
Ruling party claims landslide victory in Ethiopia’s Tigray poll
Against a looming confrontation with Addis Ababa, the regional ruling party in Tigray, northern Ethiopia, has claimed a landslide election…
Ethiopia’s Tigray region holds election in defiance of Addis Ababa
Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region held parliamentary elections on Wednesday, defying the central government in Addis Ababa.