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Ethiopian soldiers retake territory from Tigrayan fighters in Amhara: PM’s office
Ethiopian soldiers supported by regional forces have recaptured territory from rebellious Tigrayan fighters, the prime minister’s office said on ... World News -
Ethiopia’s PM Abiy Ahmed claims war gains, urges rebels to ‘surrender’
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Tuesday urged Tigrayan rebels to surrender, claiming government forces were nearing victory just one week after ... World News -
US Secretary of State ‘gravely concerned’ about military escalation in Ethiopia
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is greatly concerned about Ethiopia’s military escalation and called for urgent negotiations over the crisis, a ... World News -
Ethiopia says Abiy at battlefront to take charge, handing duties to deputy
Ethiopia’s government said Wednesday that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has gone to the battlefront to take charge in the country’s yearlong war and left ... World News -
Ethiopia’s Abiy vows to head to war front amid Tigray advance
“Starting tomorrow, I will mobilize to the front to lead the defense forces,” Abiy, winner of the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize, said in a statement posted on Twitter. Africa -
US embassy in Ethiopia authorizes voluntary departure of some staff, family
The US embassy in Ethiopia has authorized the voluntary departure of non-emergency government staff and family members because of armed conflict, it ... World News -
Senior US official flying to Ethiopia this week: State Department
The top US envoy for the Horn of Africa is heading to Ethiopia later this week as Washington and the international community look on with concern over ... World News -
Ethiopia’s PM defiant as rival Tigray forces make advances, seized key cities
Ethiopia’s prime minister has called on his supporters to redouble their efforts in the country’s war, as rival Tigray forces claimed to have seized ... World News -
US’s Blinken alarmed by news of Ethiopia’s TPLF takeover of two key towns
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday he was alarmed by reports that rebellious Tigrayan forces had taken over two key ... World News -
Tigrayan forces say they have seized another town in Ethiopia’s Amhara region
Rebellious Tigrayan forces said on Sunday they had seized another strategic town in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, located on one of two major highways ... World News -
US calls on Tigrayan rebels to withdraw from Amhara, Afar regions
Washington on Saturday called on Tigrayan rebels to withdraw from the Amhara and Afar regions in northern Ethiopia where fighting has intensified.A ... World News -
Ethiopia air strike on Tigray kills 6: Sources
Ethiopia’s military on Thursday carried out an air strike on the capital of the war-torn Tigray region that a hospital official and rebel sources said ... World News -
Fuel shortages hinder food aid distribution in famine-threatened Tigray: UN
Fuel shortages have forced some aid groups to suspend food distribution in Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray region, where famine stalks hundreds of thousands ... World News -
Ethiopia launched fourth air strike in a week on Tigray capital: Official
Ethiopia said Thursday it had launched another air strike on the capital of war-battered Tigray, the fourth such bombardment this week in a campaign ... World News -
Mekelle, capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray, hit by air strikes: Regional TV
Mekelle, the capital of northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region, was hit by air strikes on Monday, regionally controlled television reported.For the latest ... World News -
‘God have mercy’: Tigray residents describe life under siege
As food and the means to buy it dwindled in a city under siege, the young mother felt she could do no more. She killed herself, unable to feed her ... World News -
Ethiopia’s Tigray fighters under fire in major new offensive
Ethiopia has launched a major offensive against rebel forces from the Tigray region, carrying out air strikes in its latest bid to gain the upper hand ... World News -
Airstrikes against Tigrayan forces intensify in Ethiopia’s Amhara: TPLF spokesperson
Airstrikes against Tigrayan forces in Ethiopia’s northern region of Amhara have intensified, a spokesperson for the Tigrayan forces said on Friday, ... World News -
UN urges Ethiopia to allow unhindered aid as hunger kills
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Ethiopia’s government on Wednesday to allow the urgent delivery of humanitarian aid to millions in the ... World News -
UN chief tells Ethiopia’s Abiy he does not accept staff expulsions
Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs later on Friday accused the UN officials of diverting aid and communication equipment to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), violating security arrangements, failing to demand the return of aid trucks deployed to Tigray, and spreading misinformation. World News -
UN aid chief to Ethiopia on famine in Tigray: ‘Get those trucks moving’
“This is man-made, this can be remedied by the act of government,” he said. Middle East -
World leaders return to UN for first time in two years amid escalating crises
World leaders will be back at the United Nations for the first time in two years on Tuesday with a formidable agenda of escalating crises to tackle, ... World News -
US blasts rhetoric by ally of Ethiopia PM who compared Tigrayans to the devil
The US on Monday condemned a recent speech by a prominent ally of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed which compared Tigrayan rebels to the devil and ... World News -
Ethiopia says Tigrayan forces beaten in Afar region, Tigrayans say they redeployed
Ethiopia said on Thursday that rebellious forces from the Tigray region had been defeated in the adjacent Afar region and had withdrawn, but the ... World News -
Tigray rebels ‘categorically reject’ claims they killed civilians in Amhara region
Tigrayan rebels denied allegations that they killed scores of villagers in a neighboring region of northern Ethiopia earlier this month, a spokesman ... World News -
WFP needs $426 mln in aid for Ethiopia amid hunger crisis
The World Food Program needs $426 million in emergency funding over the next six months to feed millions of people in Ethiopia, including 5.2 million ... World News -
Ethiopia says more than 150 aid trucks enter war-hit Tigray over past two days
Ethiopia said on Saturday that more than 150 aid trucks had entered war-torn Tigray over the past two days, after the United Nations warned of a ... World News -
Ethiopia’s Tigray rebels looting aid warehouses: USAID
Rebels in Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region have been looting aid warehouses, the US aid agency said Tuesday, calling the alleged thefts a “great ... World News -
Eritrea rebuffs US ‘blackmail’ after sanctions on army chief over Tigray allegations
Eritrea on Monday angrily rejected US sanctions imposed on its army chief over allegations of widespread rights abuses in Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray ... World News -
Tackling ethnic tensions can help avoid Ethiopia becoming the Yugoslavia of Africa
Ethiopia is not the first country to attract the gloomy epithet of “Yugoslavia of Africa.” Yet, it is the country that most resembles the Balkan ... Opinion