- 25 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityEthiopia
U.N. says at least 16 staff, dependents detained in Ethiopia
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) -At least 16 United Nations staff and dependents have been detained in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, a U.N. spokesperson said on Tuesday, amid…
U.S. envoy returns to Ethiopia to meet African Union on conflict
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Monday said Washington believes there is a small window of an opening to work with the African Union to make progress on…
U.S. orders non-emergency government employees in Ethiopia to leave
NAIROBI (Reuters) -The United States has ordered non-emergency U.S. government employees in Ethiopia to leave because of armed conflict and civil unrest, its embassy in Addis Ababa said on Saturday.…
Twitter temporarily disables its ‘trends’ section in Ethiopia
(Reuters) - Social network Twitter Inc has temporarily disabled its Trends section in Africa's conflict-hit nation of Ethiopia over threats of physical harm, the company said on Friday, and was…
U.N. Security Council calls for end to Ethiopia conflict
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council on Friday called for an end to the fighting in Ethiopia and for talks on a lasting ceasefire as…
Ethiopian anti-government alliance says plans to dismantle government by force or negotiations
NAIROBI (Reuters) - A new alliance of nine anti-Ethiopian government factions said on Friday it plans to dismantle the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed by force or by negotiations,…
U.S. State Department advises all U.S. citizens to leave Ethiopia as soon as possible
(Reuters) - The U.S. embassy in Addis Ababa advised all U.S. citizens to leave Ethiopia as soon as possible, a statement on their website said on Friday, after an alliance…
Could Ethiopia’s capital fall to Tigrayan and allied forces?
By Katharine Houreld NAIROBI(Reuters) - Rebellious forces from Ethiopia's Tigray region have pushed to within a day's drive of the capital Addis Ababa and are threatening to march on the…
U.S. Secretary of State says Ethiopia conflict must end and peace negotiations start
NAIROBI (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday the fighting in Ethiopia had to end and peace negotiations should start immediately without any preconditions. "The conflict…
IMF says it is engaging with Ethiopia but not holding talks on loan program
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday it was continuing to engage on a technical basis with Ethiopia despite a worsening conflict in the…
Uganda’s president Museveni calls for East African leaders’ summit to discuss Ethiopia conflict
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has called an East African bloc leaders' meeting on Nov. 16 to discuss the conflict in Ethiopia, a senior foreign affairs ministry official…
Joint U.N., Ethiopia rights team say all sides committed abuses in Tigray
By Stephanie Nebehay and Dawit Endeshaw GENEVA/ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - All sides fighting in the war in Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray committed violations that may amount to war crimes,…
