- 29 April, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityTPLF
New front in Ethiopian war displaces thousands, hits hopes of peace talks
By Giulia Paravicini AFDERA, Ethiopia (Reuters) - A new front in Ethiopia's war in the Afar region is imperilling efforts to get enemies to sit down to peace talks, three…
Nearly 40% of people in Ethiopia’s Tigray lack adequate food -WFP
By Giulia Paravicini NAIROBI (Reuters) -Fifteen months of war have left nearly 40% of the people in Ethiopia's Tigray region without enough food as aid groups struggle to reach cut-off…
Ethiopian army planning to ‘eliminate’ Tigrayan forces -military official
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) -Ethiopia's military is planning to enter the Tigray regional capital of Mekelle and "eliminate" rebellious forces, a top military official said late on Friday amid diplomatic efforts…
UN rights office decries Ethiopia air strikes, says 108 killed this month
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -The U.N. human rights office (OHCHR) on Friday expressed alarm at "multiple, deeply disturbing reports" of air strikes in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, saying…
U.S. envoy Feltman to visit Ethiopia Thurs, meet with officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Horn of Africa envoy Jeffrey Feltman will visit Ethiopia on Thursday for meetings with senior government officials to discuss peace talks, a senior State Department official said,…
Impoverished Ethiopia seeks extra $2.5 billion to rebuild from war
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia wants to pass a supplementary budget worth 122 billion birr ($2.5 billion) to help finance programmes to rebuild areas destroyed by war and provide humanitarian…
A year of war in Ethiopia batters investors and citizens
By Maggie Fick and Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) - When Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took office in 2018, Ethiopia was one of the world's fastest growing economies. His pledges to…
Ethiopian forces have recaptured two strategic towns, government says
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopian forces have recaptured the strategic towns of Dessie and Kombolcha from rebellious Tigrayan forces, the government said on Monday, the latest sign of the government…
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…
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.…
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…
