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Banking services return to Ethiopia's Tigray as conflict ends

Ethiopia’s largest bank has reopened branches in some towns in Tigray, allowing residents to access funds they have been blocked from using for over a year due to the conflict between the federal government and Tigrayan rebels.

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Some banks re-open in parts of Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray

Several banks said they had resumed services in government-controlled areas of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region for the first time in over a year, following a November truce in a bloody two-year conflict.

WHO chief says uncle was murdered by Eritrean troops in Tigray

WHO chief says uncle was murdered by Eritrean troops in Tigray

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organization, has said his uncle was "murdered" by Eritrean troops in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region.

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Meta faces $1.6bn lawsuit over Facebook posts inciting violence in Tigray war

Legal action backed by Amnesty alleges hateful posts inflaming war in northern Ethiopia were allowed to flourish on platform

The Guardian - UK

WHO chief says his uncle was murdered in Ethiopia's Tigray

The head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday that Eritrean troops "murdered" his uncle in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.

As Tigray calms, Ethiopia sees growing conflict in Oromia

As one deadly conflict in Ethiopia begins to calm, another is growing, challenging a government that’s eager to persuade the international community to lift sanctions and revive what was once one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies

The Independent UK

Abiy Ahmed gained power in Ethiopia with the help of young people – four years later he's silencing them

When Abiy Ahmed took power as Ethiopia’s prime minister in April 2018, he was the youngest head of government in Africa.

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Capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region reconnected to electric grid

Capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region reconnected to electric grid

The capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region, Mekelle, has been reconnected to the national power grid following the signing of a ceasefire deal a month ago. The city has been cut off from electricity for more than a year, and most areas outside the city are still cut off from the…

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Electricity, telecoms return to parts of Ethiopia's Tigray

Electricity, telecoms return to parts of Ethiopia's Tigray

Basic services like electricity and telecoms have been restored to key parts of Ethiopia’s Tigray region following the signing of a cease-fire deal a month ago, but most areas are still cut off from the world

The Independent UK

Power back in capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region - state affiliated media

Power services have been restored in Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, for the first time in over a year, state-affiliated Fana Broadcast said on Tuesday.

Ethiopia’s Tigray forces withdraw '65 percent of fighters from frontline'

Ethiopia’s Tigray forces withdraw '65 percent of fighters from frontline'

The commander-in-chief of the Tigray rebel forces has said that 65 percent of his forces have "disengaged", a month after a ceasefire agreement over Ethiopia's war-torn northern region.

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Ethiopia's Tigray forces say they have withdrawn 65% of fighters from frontlines

Ethiopia's Tigray forces say they have withdrawn 65% of fighters from frontlines

More than half of Tigrayan forces have withdrawn from the frontlines, the forces' top commander said, a month after a ceasefire agreement aimed at ending the two-year conflict in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region.

WHO says still doesn't have full access to Ethiopia's Tigray

WHO says still doesn't have full access to Ethiopia's Tigray

The World Health Organization said on Friday it still does not have the unfettered access to Ethiopia's northern Tigray region stipulated in a truce signed a month ago.

Looting, forced removals plague Ethiopia's Tigray despite truce - witnesses

Looting, forced removals plague Ethiopia's Tigray despite truce - witnesses

Ethiopia's allies are looting towns, arresting and killing civilians and relocating thousands of people from a disputed part of Tigray despite a truce between the government and local forces, witnesses and aid workers in the northern region say.

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‘No timeline’ for restoring internet to Tigray: Ethiopia minister

In a ceasefire agreement signed earlier this month, Ethiopia committed to restoring basic services to the Tigray region.

The Independent UK

Kidnappings, looting cited in Ethiopia's Tigray after truce

Eyewitnesses and aid workers say that allies of Ethiopia’s federal military are looting property and carrying out mass detentions in Tigray

Food aid into Ethiopia’s Tigray ‘not matching needs’: UN

Access to some parts of Tigray remains constrained even as all four road corridors are now open, UN food agency says.

Aid convoys arrive in Ethiopia's Tigray region following truce

In tonight's edition: The UN food agency says that 15 trucks carrying food aid have entered Ethiopia's Tigray region. It comes as humanitarian groups gain access to the area for the first time since a ceasefire deal was signed two weeks ago. We speak to David Miliband, president of the…

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First U.N. aid convoy since ceasefire enters Ethiopia's Tigray

Fifteen trucks carrying food aid entered Ethiopia's Tigray region on Wednesday, the United Nations's food agency said, as humanitarian groups gain access for the first time since a ceasefire agreement was signed two weeks ago.

First aid trucks arrive in Ethiopia's Tigray region since ceasefire, ICRC says

Two trucks carrying medical supplies arrived in the capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region on Tuesday, the International Committee of the Red Cross said, in what it called the first aid delivery to the region since fighting resumed in August.

The Independent UK

Ethiopia: Status of western Tigray to be settled 'by law'

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says the future status of disputed territory in the western part of the country’s Tigray region will be settled according to the Ethiopian constitution, following the signing of a truce earlier this month

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Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed promises to turn Tigray peace deal into reality

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed vowed on Tuesday to fulfil commitments made at peace talks with Tigrayan rebels. Abiy promised to make the agreement a reality, nearly two weeks after the deal was signed.

Gender Day at COP27: Women from rural communities worst hit by climate change

In tonight's show: as the COP27 climate summit holds its Gender Day, we ask why women in the Global South are disproportionately affected by climate change. We also speak to our regional correspondent about the millions of people waiting for international aid in Ethiopia's northern Tigray province. Finally, we take…

Ethiopia's Abiy vows 'honest' implementation of Tigray truce

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed vowed on Tuesday "to implement honestly" a ceasefire agreement between his government and forces in Tigray, which he said was necessary to ensure peace proved sustainable.

Military leaders from Ethiopia and the Tigray region have agreed on a peace roadmap

Both parties have agreed to protect civilians and facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to the region of more than 5 million people, according to a copy of the agreement seen by the AP.

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