Brics: A meeting on Gaza with Putin
South Africa will chair an extraordinary virtual meeting of the Brics (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) today Tuesday November 21 “on the situation […]
Ethiopia
Washington announces resumption of food aid to Ethiopia
U.S. deliveries of food aid to Ethiopia will resume throughout the country, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced on Tuesday, following the conclusion […]
The Orthodox holy city of Lalibela in Ethiopia under attack
Fighting has been going on since Wednesday morning between militiamen and federal forces in the Ethiopian holy city of Lalibela (north), located in the disputed […]
One year after peace in Tigray violence continues in Ethiopia
One year after an agreement brought peace to the regional state of Tigray, fighting and atrocities continue in Ethiopia, and victims are still waiting for […]
UN investigation into atrocities in Ethiopia draws to a close
The UN Commission of Inquiry into atrocities in Ethiopia will not have its mandate renewed, due to a lack of support from the international community. […]
Ethiopian opposition party leader arrested
The president of Ezema, an Ethiopian opposition party with a minister in the government, was arrested on Sunday September 24 for unknown reasons and remains […]
Ethiopia: Hostilities have taken on “national” proportions, say UN experts
Armed clashes have taken on a “national” scale in Ethiopia, where serious human rights violations have continued to be committed after the peace agreement in […]
Egypt considers Ethiopia’s filling of the Nile megadam “illegal”
Ethiopia has announced on Sunday September 10 that it has filled its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Nile, which has been the source […]
Ethiopia’s Amhara crisis: 183 killed in unrest amid concerns about another civil war
Ethiopia’s restive Amhara region has seen at least 183 people killed since July in clashes, as Amhara fighters resist efforts by the federal government to […]
Egypt to become BRICS member from January 2024
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Wednesday new members of the BRICS organization including Egypt, set to join officially from January 2024. Aside from the […]