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World leaders urge restraint as clashes in western Tigray resume

The fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, which resumed last week, has prompted concern from UN Secretary-General António Guterres, as well as from the African Union, the European Union and the UK, all of whom have called on the parties to exercise restraint.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 2

'Executions, torture, abductions, rape': Ethiopia’s hidden conflict

Ethiopia’s Oromia is the country’s biggest state, with 35% of the population and home to the capital, Addis Ababa

The Independent UK · Feb 2

As Tigray clashes intensify, locals stockpile food and airline cancels flights

Fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region this week has raised fears of a return to full-scale war, just over three years after a peace deal ended a conflict that killed more than 600,000 people. Clashes in western Tigray prompted Ethiopian Airlines to cancel flights to the region on Thursday, and residents…

Radio France Internationale · Jan 30

2.6 million-year-old jaw from extinct 'Nutcracker Man' is found where we didn't expect it

A fossil jaw of a distant human relative was discovered much farther north than previously thought possible, revealing new information about diversity in human evolution.

LiveScience · Jan 21

Ethiopian Orthodox Christians celebrate Epiphany to mark baptism of Jesus

Ethiopia's Orthodox Christians are celebrating Epiphany, locally known as Timkat

The Independent UK · Jan 19

Ethiopian women and safety: why some switch their ethnic identity when they start working

For many women in Ethiopia, getting their first formal job doesn’t just change their income; it can change how they describe who they are in everyday public interactions.

The Conversation · Jan 19

Smuggled to suburbia: no end to danger for Ethiopians looking for better life in South Africa

With tens of thousands thought to be arriving each year, the ‘southern route’ is becoming more perilous and extortionary

The Guardian - UK · Jan 18

Egypt and Sudan welcome Trump's offer to mediate Nile River dam dispute

Egypt and Sudan welcome President Trump's offer to resume U.S. mediation with Ethiopia over the Nile River water dispute

The Independent UK · Jan 17

Israel’s recognition of Somaliland is about political alliances, not legal principles

Israel’s decision to recognise Somaliland as an independent nation has been described as historic by Somaliland’s president, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi. He framed the December 2025 declaration as the first decisive breach in the wall of diplomatic isolation that has surrounded Somaliland for more than three decades.

The Conversation · Jan 15

Another war in the Horn of Africa would be disastrous for one of the world’s most repressive nations

The geopolitical temperature is rising in the Red Sea.

The Conversation · Jan 15