Explainer: Why is there renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia?
2 years, 3 months ago

Explainer: Why is there renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia?

Al Jazeera  

The Ethiopian government and Tigrayan rebels blame each other for restarting the war which was ignited in November 2020. Fighting has erupted again around the borders of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, shattering a ceasefire declared in March. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front, the party that controls Tigray, dominated the government for nearly three decades until Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was appointed in 2018. Residents around the areas where fighting erupted also reported increased movements of government troops and militia in the days before the clashes. The TPLF wanted basic civilian services restored to Tigray before serious peace talks began – a request supported by the United States and European envoys.

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Eritrean troops are accused of abducting farmers and stealing livestock in Ethiopia’s Tigray
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Eritrean troops are accused of abducting farmers and stealing livestock in Ethiopia’s Tigray

Associated Press  

Eritrean troops are abducting farmers and stealing hundreds of livestock in border regions of Ethiopia’s Tigray region, 15 months after a cease-fire ended a civil war there and called for their withdrawal, according to an aid memo seen by The Associated Press. Yemane Gebremeskel, Eritrea’s information minister, denied the allegations, telling the AP on Friday that the reports of livestock …

Ethiopia talks with Oromo rebel group end without deal for a third time
1 year, 1 month ago

Ethiopia talks with Oromo rebel group end without deal for a third time

Al Jazeera  

The negotiations in Tanzania followed talks in April and May that also failed to produce an agreement. A second round of peace talks between Ethiopia’s government and a rebel group aimed at ending a decades-old conflict in the country’s largest region Oromiya has ended without a deal, both sides said on Tuesday. The violence in Oromiya has killed hundreds of …

Latest peace talks between Ethiopia’s government and Oromo militants break up without an agreement
1 year, 1 month ago

Latest peace talks between Ethiopia’s government and Oromo militants break up without an agreement

Associated Press  

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — The latest round of peace talks between Ethiopia’s federal government and a militant group waging a long-running conflict in the country’s Oromia region have broken up in Tanzania without an agreement, both sides said Tuesday. The Oromo Liberation Army says it is fighting for greater determination for the Oromo, Ethiopia’s largest ethnic group, who have long …

What’s behind the crisis in Ethiopia’s Amhara region? A simple guide
1 year, 4 months ago

What’s behind the crisis in Ethiopia’s Amhara region? A simple guide

Al Jazeera  

Tensions between local militiamen and federal forces sparked Ethiopia’s most serious security crisis since the two-year civil war in Tigray. Fierce fighting broke out last week in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region, just nine months after the end of a devastating two-year war in the neighbouring Tigray region. Tensions have been rising since April, when the federal government announced it was …

Protesters in Ethiopia’s Tigray demand Eritrean troops withdraw
1 year, 7 months ago

Protesters in Ethiopia’s Tigray demand Eritrean troops withdraw

Al Jazeera  

Tigray residents say Ethiopia’s allies – Eritrean troops and soldiers from the neighbouring Amhara region – are yet to leave, despite a truce. Thousands of people demonstrated on Tuesday in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region to demand the return of people displaced by a two-year war there and the withdrawal of outside forces now that the conflict has ended. They held …

Will Ethiopia and Eritrea be dragged into Sudan’s complex war?
1 year, 7 months ago

Will Ethiopia and Eritrea be dragged into Sudan’s complex war?

Al Jazeera  

The countries have a long history of getting involved in each other’s affairs, leading to fears of a regional crisis as fighting in Sudan persists. With the tables now turned, Amhara armed groups could take advantage of the civil war in Sudan by launching an attack on the Sudanese army in el-Fashaga, according to Hubert Kinkoh, an expert on the …

Ethiopia PM says negotiations with OLA set to begin this week
1 year, 8 months ago

Ethiopia PM says negotiations with OLA set to begin this week

Al Jazeera  

This marks the first time the Ethiopian government has formally said it would negotiate with the Oromo Liberation Army. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has said that his government will begin negotiations with the rebel group the Oromo Liberation Army in Tanzania this week. In October, the OLA and another Oromo group blamed the Ethiopian government for air attacks they …

Eritrea’s government should not be allowed to harm peace in Ethiopia
1 year, 8 months ago

Eritrea’s government should not be allowed to harm peace in Ethiopia

Al Jazeera  

President Isaias Afwerki’s determination to continue his feud with the TPLF is jeopardising stability in Ethiopia and the wider region. First and foremost, the Eritrean government’s insistence on keeping its troops in Tigray and supporting Amhara groups could undermine the efforts of the international community to build a sustainable peace architecture in Tigray and trigger a new conflict in Ethiopia. …

Blinken says Ethiopia must do more on Tigray peace deal
1 year, 9 months ago

Blinken says Ethiopia must do more on Tigray peace deal

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Ethiopia needs to make more progress implementing a peace agreement with its northern Tigray region before relations with the U.S. are normalized, visiting Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday. Speaking in Addis Ababa, Blinken said Ethiopia must ensure “there are no ongoing gross violations of human rights” and establish an “inclusive and credible” transitional justice process …

Ethiopia PM meets Tigray leaders for first time since peace deal
1 year, 10 months ago

Ethiopia PM meets Tigray leaders for first time since peace deal

Al Jazeera  

Abiy Ahmed holds first face-to-face talks with Tigrayan leaders since a peace deal was agreed in November. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has held his first face-to-face talks on Friday with Tigrayan leaders since a peace deal was inked ending two years of war, officials and state media said. Abiy met senior leaders of the Tigray region forces on Friday …

Amhara forces withdraw from northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region
1 year, 11 months ago

Amhara forces withdraw from northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region

Al Jazeera  

Forces from Ethiopia’s Amhara region who fought in support of federal troops during the two-year civil war in neighbouring Tigray have withdrawn in line with an African Union-backed ceasefire, the army says. The agreement was signed by Ethiopia’s federal government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, a party that dominates the region. The restoration of basic services in Tigray, resumption …

Ethiopia’s Tigrayan rebels start handing over heavy weapons
1 year, 11 months ago

Ethiopia’s Tigrayan rebels start handing over heavy weapons

Al Jazeera  

The disarmament is a key part of the peace deal signed two months ago between the government and the rebel group. Tigrayan rebels have begun handing in their heavy weapons, a key part of an agreement signed more than two months ago to end a gruelling conflict in northern Ethiopia, a spokesman for the rebel authorities said. The terms of …

Ethiopian federal government delegation heads to Tigray
1 year, 11 months ago

Ethiopian federal government delegation heads to Tigray

Al Jazeera  

The federal government and Tigrayan forces signed an agreement to permanently cease hostilities after two years of fighting that killed thousands and displaced millions. A delegation from the Ethiopian federal government is on its way to the northern region of Tigray to oversee the implementation of last month’s peace agreement, the government communication service has said. This is the first …

Tigray forces in Ethiopia say 65% of fighters left the front line
2 years ago

Tigray forces in Ethiopia say 65% of fighters left the front line

Al Jazeera  

Withdrawal reported as federal and Tigray regional governments finalise a plan on how to disarm the rebels. “We have accomplished 65 percent disengagement of our army,” Tadesse Wereda, commander-in-chief of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front said in a video posted on the TPLF’s Facebook page late on Saturday. It pitted the Tigrayan forces against federal troops and their allies, which …

Eritrean forces killing Tigray civilians in Ethiopia despite peace deal, report says
2 years ago

Eritrean forces killing Tigray civilians in Ethiopia despite peace deal, report says

LA Times  

Lead negotiator for Ethiopia’s government, Redwan Hussein, left, and lead Tigray negotiator Getachew Reda, right, sign documents Nov. 2 during the peace talks in Pretoria, South Africa. Eritrean troops have continued killing dozens of civilians in Ethiopia’s Tigray region and committing other abuses weeks after the two main warring parties signed a peace deal, according to an official document seen …

Ethiopia says new talks begin inside Tigray on disarmament
2 years ago

Ethiopia says new talks begin inside Tigray on disarmament

The Independent  

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Ethiopia PM Abiy vows ‘honest’ implementation of Tigray truce
2 years, 1 month ago

Ethiopia PM Abiy vows ‘honest’ implementation of Tigray truce

Al Jazeera  

Under the implementation deal, humanitarian aid is to be allowed into Tigray, where rebels are expected to be disarmed. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed vowed on Tuesday “to implement honestly” a ceasefire agreement between his government and forces in Tigray, which he said was necessary to ensure peace proved sustainable. The truce signed on November 2 agreed to end two …

Two years of Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict: A timeline
2 years, 1 month ago

Two years of Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict: A timeline

Al Jazeera  

Here’s a look at some of the most important events of the two-year conflict in Ethiopia’s northernmost region. March 10: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemns acts of “ethnic cleansing” in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region, as he calls for “full accountability” and the departure of troops from neighbouring Eritrea and other fighters. August 26: As fighting continues in the …

New round of peace talks between Ethiopia, Tigray reps
2 years, 1 month ago

New round of peace talks between Ethiopia, Tigray reps

The Independent  

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Analysis: Can Ethiopia iron out issues after AU peace deal?
2 years, 1 month ago

Analysis: Can Ethiopia iron out issues after AU peace deal?

Al Jazeera  

Ahead of the second anniversary of the start of Ethiopia’s civil war, there are concerns about the latest peace deal. “Today is the beginning of a new dawn for Ethiopia,” said former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, the AU’s lead envoy overseeing the talks, moments after Ethiopia’s lead negotiator Redwan Hussein and Tigrayan counterpart Getachew Reda signed and shook hands. “In …

Five key takeaways from the Ethiopia peace deal
2 years, 1 month ago

Five key takeaways from the Ethiopia peace deal

Al Jazeera  

On Tuesday, the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front agreed to a “permanent cessation of hostilities”, effectively ending ten days of negotiations – led by the African Union in South Africa – and a civil war that began in November 2020. ‘Ethiopia has only one defence force’ War broke out in November 2020 when Ethiopia’s federal government sent …

Ethiopia peace deal hailed as a ‘new dawn’
2 years, 1 month ago

Ethiopia peace deal hailed as a ‘new dawn’

Al Jazeera  

World and regional leaders welcome the peace agreement, stressing this is the first step to end the bloody war. Regional and world leaders have hailed the peace agreement between Ethiopia’s government and Tigray rebels, raising hopes for an end to two years of brutal conflict marked by atrocities, including killings, gang rapes and starvation. Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, the …

Ethiopian govt, Tigray agree to end fighting after 2 years
2 years, 1 month ago

Ethiopian govt, Tigray agree to end fighting after 2 years

Associated Press  

PRETORIA, South Africa — Ethiopia’s warring sides agreed Wednesday to a permanent cessation of hostilities in a conflict believed to have killed hundreds of thousands, but enormous challenges lie ahead, including getting all parties to lay down arms or withdraw. A draft text of the agreement, shared with The Associated Press by a diplomat, says Tigray forces will be disarmed, …

Ethiopian govt, Tigray agree to end fighting after 2 years
2 years, 1 month ago

Ethiopian govt, Tigray agree to end fighting after 2 years

The Independent  

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Ethiopia: Government, Tigrayan forces agree to end two-year war
2 years, 1 month ago

Ethiopia: Government, Tigrayan forces agree to end two-year war

Al Jazeera  

African Union says Ethiopia’s government and Tigrayan forces formally agree to end fighting after talks in South Africa. The parties in the conflict in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray have agreed on a “permanent cessation of hostilities”, the African Union mediator said, just more than a week after formal peace talks began in South Africa. Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, …

Peace talks on Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict are extended
2 years, 1 month ago

Peace talks on Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict are extended

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Peace talks between warring sides on Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict have been extended into this week, while the country’s prime minister complained in comments broadcast Monday about “lots of intervention from left and right” in the process. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, speaking to the China Global Television Network, said “we’re working towards peace” and asserted that Ethiopians can …

Peace talks on Ethiopia's Tigray conflict are extended
2 years, 1 month ago

Peace talks on Ethiopia's Tigray conflict are extended

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Ethiopian Civil War: Peace Talks between Govt and Tigray Rebels Begin
2 years, 1 month ago

Ethiopian Civil War: Peace Talks between Govt and Tigray Rebels Begin

News 18  

The first formal peace talks between the warring sides in the brutal two-year conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region opened in South Africa on Tuesday. They “have been convened to find a peaceful and sustainable solution to the devastating conflict,” South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s spokesman Vincent Magwenya told reporters, adding that they would run until October 30. Amnesty appeal In …

Ethiopia peace talks have begun on Tigray, South Africa says
2 years, 1 month ago

Ethiopia peace talks have begun on Tigray, South Africa says

Associated Press  

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Peace talks to end Ethiopia’s devastating Tigray conflict have begun in South Africa, a South African government spokesman said Tuesday. Former Nigerian president and AU envoy Olesegun Obasanjo, former South African deputy president Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta are facilitating the talks with the encouragement of the United States, whose special envoy Mike …

Ethiopia’s warring sides meet for talks in South Africa
2 years, 2 months ago

Ethiopia’s warring sides meet for talks in South Africa

Al Jazeera  

The event marks the first formal meeting between the Ethiopian government and Tigray forces since the war broke out in November 2020. Delegates of the Ethiopian government and rival Tigray forces have started peace talks in Pretoria, the South African government has said, marking the first formal meeting between the two warring sides after nearly two years of bloody conflict. …

Ethiopians protest against outsiders amid Tigray conflict
2 years, 2 months ago

Ethiopians protest against outsiders amid Tigray conflict

The Independent  

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New October date set for talks in Ethiopia’s Tigray war
2 years, 2 months ago

New October date set for talks in Ethiopia’s Tigray war

Associated Press  

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — The African Union has scheduled peace talks to resolve Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict for Oct. 24, the Ethiopian prime minister’s national security adviser said Thursday. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has most recently described the situation in Tigray as “spiraling out of control,” and USAID Administrator Samantha Power warned of the potential for “further widespread atrocities” in northern …

Ethiopia says 3 Tigray towns taken amid resumed fighting
2 years, 2 months ago

Ethiopia says 3 Tigray towns taken amid resumed fighting

Associated Press  

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopian authorities say they have taken control of three towns in Tigray, the embattled northern region that has seen a resurgence of fighting since August. The three towns were taken “without fighting in urban areas,” it said, adding that authorities will coordinate with humanitarian groups in the areas that have come under the control of Ethiopian …

Ethiopian army captures several towns in war-torn Tigray
2 years, 2 months ago

Ethiopian army captures several towns in war-torn Tigray

Al Jazeera  

Rebel forces concede the loss of Shire as the UN warns over air attacks’ ‘devastating impact’ on civilians. The Ethiopian military has taken control of three towns from rebel forces in the war-torn northern Tigray region, the government said, amid growing alarm about the resurgent conflict pitting federal forces and their allies against Tigrayan rebels. “The ENDF has taken control …

UN chief: war in Ethiopia’s Tigray must end, Eritrea exit
2 years, 2 months ago

UN chief: war in Ethiopia’s Tigray must end, Eritrea exit

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations chief on Monday demanded an immediate end to hostilities in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region and withdrawal of Eritrean forces fighting alongside the government, saying “violence and destruction have reached alarming levels” and “civilians are paying a horrific price.” Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stressed that “there is no military solution” to the nearly two-year conflict between …

Ethiopia says it will seize airports in rebel-held Tigray region
2 years, 2 months ago

Ethiopia says it will seize airports in rebel-held Tigray region

Al Jazeera  

Addis Ababa says it will also take over other key infrastructure in the northern region. Ethiopia aims to seize airports and other key infrastructure in the north of the country currently under the control of Tigray regional forces, the government said even as it stated it wanted a negotiated solution. “It is … imperative that the government of Ethiopia assumes …

Calls grow for Ethiopia peace effort as fighting intensifies
2 years, 2 months ago

Calls grow for Ethiopia peace effort as fighting intensifies

Associated Press  

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Diplomats are calling on Ethiopia ’s federal authorities and their rivals in the northern region of Tigray to agree to a cease-fire as heavy fighting raises growing humanitarian fears. African Union Commission Chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat expressed “grave concern” in a statement Sunday over the fighting and called for an “immediate, unconditional cease-fire and the resumption …

Calls grow for Ethiopia peace effort as fighting intensifies
2 years, 2 months ago

Calls grow for Ethiopia peace effort as fighting intensifies

The Independent  

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AU calls for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
2 years, 2 months ago

AU calls for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Ethiopia’s Tigray region

Al Jazeera  

The call for a truce comes as the pan-African body makes efforts to bring the warring sides to negotiating table. The African Union’s chief has called for an “immediate, unconditional ceasefire” in the two-year-old conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region. An AU statement, released on Saturday, said Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat is “following with great concern reports of increased fighting …

Peace talks in Ethiopian conflict are delayed, diplomats say
2 years, 2 months ago

Peace talks in Ethiopian conflict are delayed, diplomats say

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — African Union- Ethiopia’s federal government on Wednesday accepted an invitation from the chair of the African Union Commission to attend the talks in South Africa, which would be the most significant meeting yet between the combatants. The AU has said the talks are due to be led by AU special envoy Olusegun Obasanjo, supported by former Kenyan …

Ethiopia, Tigray head invited to peace talks in South Africa
2 years, 2 months ago

Ethiopia, Tigray head invited to peace talks in South Africa

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — The leader of Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region and the federal government have been invited to peace talks in South Africa this weekend as part of a pan-African effort to end one of the world’s most overlooked wars, according to a letter seen Wednesday by The Associated Press. In a statement, he said he is ready to send …

Ethiopian government, Tigray rebels accept peace talks invitation
2 years, 2 months ago

Ethiopian government, Tigray rebels accept peace talks invitation

Al Jazeera  

The African Union invited the rival parties to negotiations in South Africa aimed at ending a two-year conflict. Ethiopia’s government and rebels from the country’s Tigray region say they have accepted an invitation by the African Union to participate in peace talks in South Africa. The Ethiopian government “has accepted this invitation which is in line with our principled position …

Ethiopia, Tigray leaders invited for talks in South Africa
2 years, 2 months ago

Ethiopia, Tigray leaders invited for talks in South Africa

Al Jazeera  

A diplomat in Addis Ababa has said the African Union is still waiting for a response from the Tigrayan side. The leader of Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region and the federal government have been invited to peace talks in South Africa this weekend as part of a pan-African effort to end one of the world’s most overlooked wars. According to a …

What Ethiopia and Tigray need for peace talks to succeed
2 years, 3 months ago

What Ethiopia and Tigray need for peace talks to succeed

Al Jazeera  

An impartial mediator, political will and a fraction of the world’s attention that Ukraine has received would help. On September 11, 2022 – the Ethiopian New Year – the government of Tigray expressed its readiness to resume negotiations brokered by the African Union, effectively putting the ball in Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s court. Ethiopia needs to recognise the TDF as …

What stagnated the Ethiopia peace process?
2 years, 3 months ago

What stagnated the Ethiopia peace process?

Al Jazeera  

The Ethiopian forces and Tigrayan rebels failed to progress in peace talks during a five-month truce period that ended last month. The deteriorating situation likely contributed to US President Joe Biden’s decision earlier this month to extend sanctions targeting Ethiopian government officials by another year. A flurry of diplomatic efforts ensued, with US’s then Horn of Africa envoy David Satterfield …

Ethiopia needs the world to hold Tigray’s TPLF to its word
2 years, 3 months ago

Ethiopia needs the world to hold Tigray’s TPLF to its word

Al Jazeera  

The international community now has an urgent choice to make — one it has so far shied away from. It can either pressure the Tigray People’s Liberation Front to end its violence and enter peace talks, or it can remain silent and embolden them to expand their offensive. Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have documented the TPLF’s use of …

Ethiopia’s Tigray forces say willing to enter peace process
2 years, 3 months ago

Ethiopia’s Tigray forces say willing to enter peace process

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — The Tigray forces battling Ethiopian troops say they’re willing to abide by an immediate cessation of hostilities and participate in a peace process led by the African Union, a significant shift to which Ethiopia’s government has not yet responded. The Tigray authorities’ statement Sunday night came after new pressure by the United States and others following the …

Ethiopia’s Tigray rebels say ready for AU-led peace talks
2 years, 3 months ago

Ethiopia’s Tigray rebels say ready for AU-led peace talks

Al Jazeera  

TPLF says it expects a ‘credible’ peace process with ‘mutually acceptable’ mediators to negotiate with the government. Ethiopia’s Tigray rebels say they are ready to take part in peace talks led by the African Union, removing an obstacle to potential negotiations with the government to end almost two years of fighting. “It’s high time for both sides to stop fighting …

Renewed conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region said widening
2 years, 3 months ago

Renewed conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region said widening

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Officials in Ethiopia’s restive Tigray region allege that Ethiopian forces have again teamed up with those from neighboring Eritrea to attack the northern area. Ethiopia’s government did not comment Thursday after the allegations by the Tigray External Affairs Office and by Tigray forces spokesman Getachew Reda, who said a “massive” offensive had begun in northwestern Tigray. In …

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