Ethiopian Government declares unilateral truce to allow aid into Tigray
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Reuters Ethiopia’s government on Thursday declared an immediate, unilateral truce in its conflict with rebellious Tigrayan forces to allow aid into the northern province, although it was not clear how it would enforce it. “The government of Ethiopia hopes that this truce will substantially improve the humanitarian situation on the ground and […]
Ethiopia’s parliament lifts state of emergency early
Addis Ababa, EthiopiaReuters Ethiopia’s parliament on Tuesday voted for an early end to a six-month state of emergency, effective immediately, adding to signs that a bloody conflict between the government and rebellious Tigrayan forces could be easing. The war in Africa’s second-largest nation has largely ground to a stalemate, and diplomats helping to mediate between […]
Ethiopia PM must end Tigray conflict, Nobel committee says
Oslo, NorwayReuters The committee that awards the Nobel Peace Prize appealed on Thursday to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who won the award in 2019, to halt the conflict unfolding in the country’s northern region of Tigray. In a rare critique of a former laureate, the Norwegian Nobel committee said Abiy bore special responsibility for […]
Air strike in Ethiopia’s Tigray kills at least 17, aid workers say
Addis Ababa, EthiopiaReuters An air strike in the town of Mai Tsebri in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray on Monday killed at least 17 people, mostly women, and wounded dozens, two aid workers told Reuters, citing local authorities and eyewitnesses. The United Nations said it had been unable to confirm the reports or the number […]
Ethiopia frees opposition leaders from prison, announces political dialogue
Addis Ababa, EthiopiaReuters Ethiopia has freed several opposition leaders from prison, the state broadcaster reported on Friday, as the government said it would begin dialogue with political opponents after 14 months of war when thousands of people have been arrested. The move to free leaders from several ethnic groups is the most significant breakthrough since war […]
Doctors say lives are lost in hospitals in Ethiopia’s Tigray due to dwindling supplies, blame blockade
Nairobi, KenyaReuters In the largest hospital in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, a child wounded in an air strike bled to death after doctors ran out of gauze and intravenous fluids. A baby died because there were no fluids for dialysis. An infant who was injured in an air strike which killed dozens of people in the […]
UN chief tells Ethiopia’s Abiy he does not accept staff expulsions
New York City, USReuters The United Nations does not accept Ethiopia’s decision to expel seven senior UN officials as famine looms in the war-torn region of Tigray, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday. Ethiopia declared the officials personae non grata on Thursday and gave them 72 hours to leave, […]
Essay: A ceasefire declaration is by no means the end of the crisis in Tigray
ELLIS HEASLEY, of UK-based religious freedom advocacy CSW, looks at the situation in Ethiopia’s troubled Tigray region…
Tigray’s former rulers back in Mekelle, Ethiopian Government declares ceasefire
Amba Giorgis, Ethiopia Reuters The former rulers of Ethiopia’s Tigray region said on Monday they were back in control of the regional capital Mekelle after nearly eight months of fighting, and the government which ousted them declared a unilateral ceasefire with immediate effect. Residents in downtown Mekelle reported seeing rebel troops in the city for the […]
Ethiopians vote as opposition alleges some irregularities
Addis Ababa, EthiopiaReuters Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said he hoped Ethiopia’s national and regional elections on Monday would prove the success of democratic reforms, but an opposition boycott, war, ethnic violence and logistical challenges overshadowed the vote in some regions. Authorities were unable to hold elections in four of Ethiopia’s 10 regions, said election board […]