- 03 May, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityEthiopia
U.S., five other countries urge Ethiopia to cease illegal detentions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Six countries including the United States expressed concern on Monday over reports of widespread arrests by Ethiopia of Tigrayan citizens based on ethnicity in connection with the…
Blinken says Ethiopia conflict risks implosion of country
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has sanctions authorities at its disposal to use against those perpetuating the conflict in Ethiopia, which is increasing ethnic tensions and risks implosion of…
Ethiopian government says it has recaptured Lalibela, U.N. World Heritage site
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) -Ethiopian government forces and their regional allies have recaptured the town of Lalibela, a United Nations World Heritage Site, from Tigrayan forces, the prime minister's office said…
Six Sudanese soldiers killed in Ethiopian attack – Sudan military sources
KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Six Sudanese soldiers were killed on Saturday in an attack by Ethiopian forces on a Sudanese army post near the border between the countries, Sudanese military sources said.…
Ethiopia restricts information sharing about war
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Ethiopia has announced new restrictions on the sharing of information about the war in the north of the country which stipulate that battlefront updates can only come…
United Nations calls for immediate end to fighting in Ethiopia
BOGOTA (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres called for an end to fighting in Ethiopia while in Colombia's capital Bogota on Wednesday, urging Ethiopian leaders to follow the…
Military moves in Ethiopia risk undermining progress toward peace talks -U.S. envoy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa said on Tuesday that "nascent progress" toward getting all parties to Ethiopia's conflict into negotiations on a ceasefire…
U.N. relocating staff families from Ethiopia due to security
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations is "temporarily relocating" families of international staff from Ethiopia due to the security situation, U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Tuesday, adding that…
Germany urges its nationals to leave Ethiopia
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany urged its nationals on Tuesday to leave Ethiopia on the first available commercial flights, joining France and the United States which have also told their citizens…
WHO chief says his home region in Ethiopia under ‘systematic’ blockade
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization's chief said on Friday his home Tigray region in northern Ethiopia was being subjected to a "systematic" blockade and people were dying because…
U.S. top diplomat Blinken says concerned Ethiopia has potential to “implode”
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday he is very concerned about the potential for Ethiopia to "implode" amid an escalating conflict there. A durable…
Ethiopia rounds up high-profile Tigrayans, U.N. staff
NAIROBI (Reuters) -Ethiopian authorities have rounded up high-profile Tigrayans - from a bank CEO to priests - as well as United Nations staff in a mass crackdown on suspected supporters…
