Tigray forces say Ethiopia has launched a major offensive
3 years, 2 months ago

Tigray forces say Ethiopia has launched a major offensive

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Tigray forces say Ethiopia’s government has launched its threatened major military offensive against them in an attempt to end a nearly year-old war. A statement from the Tigray external affairs office alleged that hundreds of thousands of Ethiopian “regular and irregular fighters” launched a coordinated assault on several fronts. It blamed Ethiopian forces and those from the country’s Amhara region, where much of the recent fighting has occurred after Tigray forces retook much of their own region in June. In a statement to The Associated Press, the spokeswoman for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Billene Seyoum, said only that “the government of Ethiopia will continue to counter the destruction, violence and killings in the Amhara region and elsewhere.” The new offensive has shattered a cease-fire that Ethiopia’s government declared in June as its forces retreated from Tigray, where it had been pursuing the Tigray leaders who had dominated the national government for 27 years before Abiy took office and sidelined them.

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Strong evidence that Ethiopia committed genocide in Tigray war: Report
7 months ago

Strong evidence that Ethiopia committed genocide in Tigray war: Report

Al Jazeera  

Report says Ethiopia and allies had ‘intent to destroy Tigrayans as an ethnic group’ and calls for prosecution at ICJ. There is compelling evidence that Ethiopian forces committed genocidal acts during the Tigray war, a new report has concluded. Issued on Tuesday by the United States-based New Lines Institute, the 120-page draft quotes multiple, widespread and credible independent reports that …

Eritrean troops are accused of abducting farmers and stealing livestock in Ethiopia’s Tigray
11 months, 1 week 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 …

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 …

Dashed hopes and limited aid trouble Tigrayans a year after Ethiopia truce
1 year, 2 months ago

Dashed hopes and limited aid trouble Tigrayans a year after Ethiopia truce

Al Jazeera  

Many Tigrayans say they can’t return home despite the ceasefire because forces allied with the federal government still occupy parts of the region. Life had been upended in Tigray, the northernmost region of Ethiopia, when Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed sent federal troops and allied fighters from the neighbouring Amhara region and Eritrea there in November 2020. “I have fears that …

Fresh fighting reported in Ethiopia’s Amhara region between military and local militiamen
1 year, 3 months ago

Fresh fighting reported in Ethiopia’s Amhara region between military and local militiamen

Associated Press  

KAMPALA, Uganda — Fresh fighting erupted in the second-biggest town of Ethiopia’s turbulent Amhara region as militiamen clashed with the military over government plans to disarm local forces. Other areas of Amhara, including the regional capital Bahir Dar and Lalibela, another important tourist town, did not see fighting, residents said Monday. Violence gripped Amhara, Ethiopia’s second-most populous state, in early …

Crimes against humanity continue in Ethiopia despite truce, say UN experts
1 year, 3 months ago

Crimes against humanity continue in Ethiopia despite truce, say UN experts

Al Jazeera  

UN experts say Ethiopia and its allies, including Eritrea, are still violating human rights in the Tigray region. “While the signing of the agreement may have mostly silenced the guns, it has not resolved the conflict in the north of the country, in particular in Tigray, nor has it brought about any comprehensive peace,” Mohamed Chande Othman, chair of the …

What’s behind the crisis in Ethiopia’s Amhara region? A simple guide
1 year, 5 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 …

Ethiopia’s government says it lost control of some areas in the Amhara region to militia fighters
1 year, 5 months ago

Ethiopia’s government says it lost control of some areas in the Amhara region to militia fighters

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Ethiopia’s federal government says it lost control of some districts and towns to militia fighters in the country’s Amhara region during the latest conflict emerging in Africa’s second most populous nation. The federal government has tried to centralize security powers after the end of a devastating two-year conflict in the country’s Tigray region, where Amhara regional forces …

Amhara Violence: Ethiopia Declares Six-Month ‘State of Emergency’
1 year, 5 months ago

Amhara Violence: Ethiopia Declares Six-Month ‘State of Emergency’

News 18  

Ethiopia’s federal government on Friday declared a six-month “state of emergency” as violent clashes escalate between the national army and local fighters from the northern region of Amhara. The government communications service later said the measures would cover Amhara “for six months” but could be imposed “nationwide in relation to any situation or movement that aggravates the security problem”. On …

Ethiopia’s Amhara region pleads for help with violent unrest after attempt to disarm local fighters
1 year, 5 months ago

Ethiopia’s Amhara region pleads for help with violent unrest after attempt to disarm local fighters

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Authorities in Ethiopia’s Amhara region on Thursday asked the federal government for help, as a local ethnic militia clashed with federal security forces, halting some flights to key cities and leading the deputy prime minister, in an unusually outspoken statement, to call the situation “increasingly grave.” The disturbances are “causing serious economic, social and humanitarian damage,” the …

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, 8 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’s PM announces outreach to rebel group in Oromia
1 year, 9 months ago

Ethiopia’s PM announces outreach to rebel group in Oromia

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Ethiopia’s prime minister said Tuesday his administration is attempting talks with an outlawed rebel group operating mainly in the restive Oromia region. Abiy Ahmed’s comments to lawmakers on outreach to the Oromo Liberation Army came amid efforts to replicate a peace process conducted for the conflict based in the northern Tigray region that saw an agreement signed …

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 …

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 …

Tigray forces in Ethiopia say 65% of fighters left the front line
2 years, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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 …

Ethiopia, Tigray military leaders agree on peace roadmap
2 years, 1 month ago

Ethiopia, Tigray military leaders agree on peace roadmap

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Top military commanders from Ethiopia and its embattled Tigray region have agreed to allow unhindered humanitarian access to the region and form a joint disarmament committee following last week’s truce. The lead negotiator for Ethiopia, Redwan Hussein, told the AP that Saturday’s signing event created a conductive environment for ongoing peace efforts, noting that the next meeting …

Ethiopia asserts 70% of Tigray now under military control
2 years, 1 month ago

Ethiopia asserts 70% of Tigray now under military control

The Independent  

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Ethiopia asserts 70% of Tigray now under military control
2 years, 1 month ago

Ethiopia asserts 70% of Tigray now under military control

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Ethiopia’s lead negotiator in ongoing peace talks asserted Friday that 70% of the country’s northern Tigray region is now under military control and aid deliveries have resumed to the area, but there is no immediate confirmation from aid workers or Tigray spokesmen. National Security Adviser Redwan Hussein tweeted the information as the talks continued in neighboring Kenya, …

Ethiopia peace talks extended as disarmament, aid discussed
2 years, 2 months ago

Ethiopia peace talks extended as disarmament, aid discussed

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — The latest round of peace talks between Ethiopia’s government and representatives of the country’s Tigray region has been extended as military commanders work out details on disarmament of Tigray forces after two years of conflict. The African Union-led talks follow last week’s signing of a “permanent cessation of hostilities” in the conflict that is estimated to have …

Two years of Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict: A timeline
2 years, 2 months 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 envoys
2 years, 2 months ago

New round of peace talks between Ethiopia, Tigray envoys

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — A new round of talks began Monday between Ethiopia’s government and Tigray regional representatives to work out military and other details of last week’s signing of a “permanent” cessation of hostilities in a two-year conflict thought to have killed hundreds of thousands of people. “Maybe by the end of this week or the middle of next week” …

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

New round of peace talks between Ethiopia, Tigray reps

The Independent  

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Ethiopia asserts government got ‘100%' in Tigray peace deal
2 years, 2 months ago

Ethiopia asserts government got ‘100%' in Tigray peace deal

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Officials close to peace talks aimed at ending Ethiopia’s deadly two-year war confirmed the full text of the signed accord on Thursday, but a key question remains: What led Tigray regional leaders to agree to terms that include rapid disarmament and full federal government control? “During the negotiation in South Africa, Ethiopia’s peace proposal has been accepted …

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

Peace talks on Ethiopia's Tigray conflict are extended

The Independent  

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Witnesses: Drone strikes in Ethiopia’s Oromia kill civilians
2 years, 2 months ago

Witnesses: Drone strikes in Ethiopia’s Oromia kill civilians

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Witnesses tell The Associated Press that drone strikes in Ethiopia’s Oromia region killed several dozen civilians last week. “The irresponsible drone attack on Sunday killed 7- and 10-year-old children, mothers, the elderly and disabled people,” the statement from the party with a strong base in the Oromia region said. And it is trying to hide these killings …

Ethiopian Civil War: Peace Talks between Govt and Tigray Rebels Begin
2 years, 2 months 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, 2 months 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 …

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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UN genocide official: Hate speech is fueling Ethiopia’s war
2 years, 2 months ago

UN genocide official: Hate speech is fueling Ethiopia’s war

Associated Press  

KAMPALA, Uganda — A U.N. official is urging tech companies to do everything possible to stop the onslaught of hate speech fueling the war in Ethiopia’s north, where a violent war pits federal troops and their allies against Tigray’s rebellious leaders. Inflammatory language by political leaders and armed groups in the Tigray conflict “continues unabated,” Alice Wairimu Nderitu, U.N. special …

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 …

Aid worker killed in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region
2 years, 2 months ago

Aid worker killed in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region

Associated Press  

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — The International Rescue Committee said Saturday one of its workers was killed in an attack in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region. The worker was “delivering lifesaving humanitarian aid to women and children” at the time of the explosion in the town of Shire on Friday, the aid group said in a statement. A World Food Program spokesperson …

Ethiopia, Tigray head invited to peace talks in South Africa
2 years, 3 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 …

Ethiopia, Tigray leaders invited for talks in South Africa
2 years, 3 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 …

Witnesses: Airstrike in Ethiopia’s Tigray kills civilians
2 years, 3 months ago

Witnesses: Airstrike in Ethiopia’s Tigray kills civilians

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — An airstrike in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region killed at least five civilians during a major religious holiday earlier this week as the revived war continues, according to humanitarian workers and an internal document seen by The Associated Press. On Friday, an Ethiopian government-run Twitter account accused the rival Tigray forces of “hiding its arms” in residential areas …

Satellite images show Eritrea military buildup near Tigray
2 years, 3 months ago

Satellite images show Eritrea military buildup near Tigray

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — New satellite imagery of one of the world’s most reclusive nations shows a military buildup inside Eritrea near the border with Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, backing up witness accounts of a new, large-scale offensive. The satellite imagery provided by Maxar Technologies shows what Maxar described as battle tanks, self-propelled howitzers and a M-46 field gun battery in …

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