Tigray: Government Forces capture key town of Shire
Tigray is caught between a joint offensive by the Ethiopian and Eritrean armies in the north and Ethiopian troops in the south, assisted by regional […]
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Ethiopian authorities ready to talk peace with rebels but wants to regain control in Tigray
The Ethiopian government on Monday reiterated its readiness for peace talks, while saying it wanted to take control of federal sites in the northern region […]
War in Tigray: African Union invites warring parties to discuss in South Africa
The Ethiopian government announced on Wednesday that it had accepted an invitation from the African Union (AU) to hold peace talks with rebels in the […]
Ethiopia: The journalist Gobeze Sisay has been re-arrested by police
Gobeze Sisay, an Ethiopian journalist, has been re-arrested by police at his home in Addis Ababa, less than five months after he was detained for […]
Somali president promises return of soldiers sent to Eritrea
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud has announced that soldiers sent to train in Eritrea will return home, after more than a year of controversy over […]
Sudan to recall its ambassador to Ethiopia
Sudan on Monday said it would recall its ambassador to Addis Ababa, accusing the Ethiopian army of “executing” seven of its soldiers and a civilian […]
Ethiopia: Tigray rebels say they have withdrawn from Afar region
Ethiopian rebels in the Tigray region claimed on Tuesday to have withdrawn from areas they had occupied for nine months in the neighbouring Afar region, […]
Ethiopian ex-military lined up in front of the Russian embassy
In Addis Ababa, hundreds of Ethiopians have been lining up for several days in front of the Russian embassy. According to some sources, they hope […]
Ethiopia: Tigray Rebels Agree to Respect the Humanitarian Truce
The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) rebels pledged on Friday to respect the humanitarian truce decreed by the Ethiopian government to speed up the delivery […]
Ethiopian government declares “unlimited humanitarian truce’’
The Ethiopian government declared an “indefinite humanitarian truce” in its conflict with rebels in Tigray on Thursday, to allow “the free flow of humanitarian aid […]