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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 …

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Ethiopia’s Tigrayan rebels start handing over heavy weapons
2 years 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 …

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Mediators meet to bolster Ethiopia truce as Tigray conflict dims
2 years ago

Mediators meet to bolster Ethiopia truce as Tigray conflict dims

Al Jazeera  

The mediators are meeting amid slow implementation of the truce and as aid workers say Eritrean troops remain. Mediators between Ethiopia’s federal government and authorities in the Tigray region, embroiled until last month in a brutal war, are stepping up efforts to enforce a truce as relations between the two sides inch closer towards normality. After more than a month’s …

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Tears, prayers as flights resume to Ethiopia’s Tigray region
2 years ago

Tears, prayers as flights resume to Ethiopia’s Tigray region

Al Jazeera  

A shutdown of flights and communications for much of the two-year conflict kept many Tigrayans away from their families. Kahssay Hailu sobbed, smiled and said prayers as she stood outside Addis Ababa airport, preparing to board a plane home to Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region. Weeks after her arrival in November that year, a conflict erupted between the federal government and …

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Ethiopian Airlines to resume flights into Tigray region
2 years ago

Ethiopian Airlines to resume flights into Tigray region

Al Jazeera  

The flights resume as Tigray is reconnected to the national power grid and telecoms services are being restored there. Ethiopian Airlines will resume flights to the capital of the war-torn northern region of Tigray starting on Wednesday, the first commercial flights to Tigray in about 18 months, the airline said in a statement. “The resumption of these flights will enable …

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Why we should value scavengers
2 years, 1 month ago

Why we should value scavengers

BBC  

Why we should value scavengers Alamy Vultures are highly adept at cleaning up carcasses, making them the most efficient scavengers in the animal world Vultures and hyenas play a vital role in preserving ecosystems and preventing diseases such as rabies. "There's something unusual about vultures' metabolism.they can't diclofenac and that causes kidney failure," says Bowden. "Vultures provide a number of …

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Analysis: Can Ethiopia iron out issues after AU peace deal?
2 years, 2 months 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 …

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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 …

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Ethiopia, Eritrea forces launch new offensive in Tigray: TPLF
2 years, 4 months ago

Ethiopia, Eritrea forces launch new offensive in Tigray: TPLF

Al Jazeera  

Troops from the two countries have attacked fighters in the northern Adayabo area, a Tigrayan rebel spokesman says. Getachew Reda, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front spokesperson, said on Thursday that both nations’ forces had attacked rebels in Adayabo in the north of the region. “Our heroic national defence forces are defending this invasion with full preparedness and resolve,” the government …

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Air raid hits capital of Ethiopian Tigray region: Hospital chief
2 years, 4 months ago

Air raid hits capital of Ethiopian Tigray region: Hospital chief

Al Jazeera  

The latest attack follows a hit on a children’s play area on Friday that killed seven people, including women and children. An air raid has hit a neighbourhood near a hospital in the capital of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, said the head of another hospital which received casualties, less than a week after fighting shattered a four-month-old ceasefire. Ethiopian government …

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UN condemns deadly air raid that ‘hit kindergarten’ in Tigray
2 years, 4 months ago

UN condemns deadly air raid that ‘hit kindergarten’ in Tigray

Al Jazeera  

UNICEF chief calls on all parties to agree to an ‘immediate cessation of hostilities’ as the federal gov’t denies involvement. The United Nations has condemned an air raid that “hit a kindergarten” in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, killing at least four people, including two children. “UNICEF strongly condemns the air strike in Mekelle, the capital city of the Tigray Region, …

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Ethiopia on the brink of a civil war
3 years, 1 month ago

Ethiopia on the brink of a civil war

The Hindu  

The strategically located Horn of A frica region has, in recent months, been witnessing a great deal of turmoil. The government in Addis Ababa, led by the young Prime Minister Abiy Ahmad, had declared victory over the rebel Tigray People’s Liberation Front last year. The Tigrayan Army spokesman said that the TPLF was ready “to march to Addis Ababa” if …

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Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis explained
3 years, 2 months ago

Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis explained

CNN  

CNN — When Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019, he was lauded as a regional peacemaker. Ethiopia was struggling with significant economic, ethnic and political challenges long before a feud between Abiy and the region’s former ruling party, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, bubbled over into unrest. On November 4, 2020, after accusing the …

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Tigray conflict: Mekelle struck, residents flee Amhara as Ethiopia battle intensifies
3 years, 2 months ago

Tigray conflict: Mekelle struck, residents flee Amhara as Ethiopia battle intensifies

CNN  

The Ethiopian government launched an airstrike Friday on the capital of the northern Tigray region, and residents in a city in the neighboring Amhara region said people there were taking flight from intensifying fighting. ‘The whole city is panicking’ The government has stepped up airstrikes on the Tigray capital as fighting has escalated in Amhara, a neighboring region where the …

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Tigray mothers share shocking accounts of dire famine conditions
3 years, 3 months ago

Tigray mothers share shocking accounts of dire famine conditions

Al Jazeera  

Testimonies from parents of severely malnourished children, medics, IDPs and residents who beg for food suggest dramatic worsening of situation in Ethiopia’s war-hit region. “It became normal to spend four days eating nothing,” said Girmanesh, who like others tried to survive by eating sparingly whatever crops her relatives from Mekelle could donate. Everyone was like us.” Parents of severely malnourished …

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Over 400,000 in Tigray suffering famine now, with 1.8m on brink
3 years, 6 months ago

Over 400,000 in Tigray suffering famine now, with 1.8m on brink

Al Jazeera  

More than 400,000 people in Ethiopia’s Tigray are now suffering famine and 1.8 million others are on the brink, a top United Nations official has said, painting a devastating picture of an embattled region where humanitarian access is extremely restricted. “Tigrayan fighters continue to gain ground; central government and Eritrean forces are withdrawing; regional Amhara fighters who still control much …

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Aid groups warn time running out in conflict-hit Tigray
3 years, 6 months ago

Aid groups warn time running out in conflict-hit Tigray

Al Jazeera  

Humanitarian agencies say they are struggling to reach people in need in the conflict-hit Ethiopian region, warn of ‘drastic’ deterioration unless things change. Aid groups have renewed calls for unimpeded humanitarian access to reach hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region, days after the federal government in Addis Ababa declared a unilateral ceasefire in the eight-month …

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Ethiopia is falling apart, but Abiy still has a choice
3 years, 6 months ago

Ethiopia is falling apart, but Abiy still has a choice

Al Jazeera  

By allowing the much-needed aid to reach starving Tigrayans, the Ethiopian prime minister may not only save tens of thousands of lives but also prevent his country’s disintegration. Allowing humanitarian access would also be the first step towards reassuring Tigrayans that, whatever the political differences between the federal government and the TPLF, they are still valued as Ethiopian citizens. Abiy’s …

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TPLF says Ethiopian gov’t claim of Mekelle withdrawal a ‘lie’
3 years, 6 months ago

TPLF says Ethiopian gov’t claim of Mekelle withdrawal a ‘lie’

Al Jazeera  

Tigrayan fighters say they forced Ethiopian troops out of the regional capital, but the government insists it was a tactical withdrawal. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has said his country’s army pulled out of Mekelle, the capital of the embattled Tigray region, because it was no longer a “centre of gravity for conflicts” – a statement rejected by the Tigrayan …

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Tigray forces say they are in control of capital
3 years, 6 months ago

Tigray forces say they are in control of capital

The Hindu  

Tigrayan forces made further gains against Ethiopian government troops and their allies on Tuesday, with a spokesman reporting they were in full control of the regional capital, residents said Eritrean forces had left. “We are 100% in control of Mekelle,” Getachew Reda, spokesman for the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, said on Tuesday, referring to the regional capital. The TPLF, an …

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Tigray forces regain ground, say ceasefire declaration a ‘joke’
3 years, 6 months ago

Tigray forces regain ground, say ceasefire declaration a ‘joke’

Al Jazeera  

Spokesman says forces prepared to chase their opponents well beyond northern Ethiopian region. Tigrayan fighters have reportedly taken control of more territory in the embattled northern Ethiopian region of Tigray, a day after regaining the regional capital, Mekelle, from retreating federal government forces and pledging to drive all “enemies” out. He said the move came in response to TPLF attacks …

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Tigray rebels vow to drive out ‘enemies’ after retaking Mekelle
3 years, 6 months ago

Tigray rebels vow to drive out ‘enemies’ after retaking Mekelle

Al Jazeera  

Despite unilateral ceasefire declaration by federal gov’t, Tigrayan leaders say they ‘will carry out all the tasks necessary to ensure the survival and security’ of their people. Regional forces battling government troops in Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray pledged to drive out “enemies” from the region, suggesting fighting will continue despite a unilateral ceasefire declaration by the federal administration in Addis Ababa. …

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Tigray's former rulers back in Mekelle, Ethiopian government declares ceasefire
3 years, 6 months ago

Tigray's former rulers back in Mekelle, Ethiopian government declares ceasefire

India Today  

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. Ethiopia's government said it was declaring a ceasefire following a request from the interim regional administration in Tigray, which Addis Ababa …

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Ethiopia declares ceasefire as rebels retake Tigray capital
3 years, 6 months ago

Ethiopia declares ceasefire as rebels retake Tigray capital

Al Jazeera  

Developments follow eight months of fighting that United Nations says has pushed region towards famine. Ethiopia’s government declared a unilateral ceasefire in its northern Tigray region after rebel fighters retook Mekelle, the regional capital, following nearly eight months of conflict that the United Nations says has pushed 350,000 people to the brink of famine. The statement on the “immediate, unilateral” …

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