- 25 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityEthiopia
Ethiopia “disappointed” by U.S. move to suspend trade benefits
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia is "extremely disappointed" by the United States' move to suspend the duty-free access of its exports under an Africa trade pact, the Ethiopian ministry of…
Timeline: Key events in a year of war in northern Ethiopia
NAIROBI (Reuters) - A year of war in northern Ethiopia has killed thousands of civilians, plunged around 400,000 into famine and forced more than 2.5 million people to flee their…
U.S. Secretary of State alarmed by news of Ethiopia’s TPLF takeover of two towns
NAIROBI (Reuters) - United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday he was alarmed by reports that rebellious Tigrayan forces had taken over two key Ethiopian towns of…
Tigrayan and Oromo forces say they have seized towns on Ethiopian highway
ADDIS ABABA/NAIROBI (Reuters) - Two different groups fighting Ethiopia's central government said they had seized control of towns on Sunday as the prime minister appealed for citizens to take up…
Ethiopia conducts two air strikes in Tigray
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) -Ethiopia conducted two air strikes in Tigray on Sunday as the government intensifies a nearly week-old campaign of aerial bombardment against the rebellious forces who control most…
U.S. considering options for responding to crisis in northern Ethiopia -State Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is considering the full range of tools at its disposal, including the use of economic sanctions, to respond to the worsening crisis in northern…
Sworn in for new term, Ethiopia leader promises to fend off foreign pressure
By Dawit Endeshaw ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) -Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was sworn in for a new five-year term on Monday, telling a crowd of thousands he would protect the…
U.S. says it is critical that U.N. officials expelled from Ethiopia be allowed to return
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It is critical that United Nations officials expelled from Ethiopia be allowed to return to the country, the U.S. State Department said on Monday. State Department spokesman…
U.N. aid chief to Ethiopia on famine in Tigray: ‘Get those trucks moving’
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -United Nations aid chief Martin Griffiths said on Tuesday he assumes famine has taken hold in Ethiopia's Tigray where a nearly three-month long "de-facto…
WHO’s Tedros seen running unopposed for top job despite Ethiopia snub – sources
By Emma Farge, Francesco Guarascio and Giulia Paravicini GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization's chief looks set to run unopposed for a second term at the helm as tries…
U.S. willing to delay Ethiopia sanctions if violence ends -Blinken
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States would delay sanctions over the Ethiopia conflict if the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People’s Liberation front "cease ongoing hostilities and enter into ceasefire…
U.N. council urges Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan to restart dam talks
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday urged Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan to resume African Union-led talks to reach a binding deal "within a reasonable timeframe" over…
