- 22 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityTPLF
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,…
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…
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…
U.S. urges immediate talks over Ethiopia conflict as reported abuse grows
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is gravely concerned about fighting in parts of Ethiopia, the U.S. State Department said on Friday, urging the Ethiopian government and rebellious forces from…
Tigray Rebels Seize Ethiopia’s Lalibela Listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site: Reports
MOSCOW, August 6 (ANI/Sputnik): The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) rebels have seized the northern Ethiopian town of Lalibela included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, media reported. Local residents…
Surprise Ceasefire in Tigray
Ethiopia conducted its delayed general elections on 21 June, in most of the country. About 20 per cent of the constituencies, including the entire northern state of Tigray did not…
Rebel Tigray forces gain control over Ethiopia’s regional capital; decline ceasefire offer
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), June 30 (ANI): Rebels in Ethiopia's Tigray region have taken control over the capital Makele region, the Tigray People's Liberation Front said in a statement. The Ethiopian…
