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Ethiopian commander reports drone strikes in Tigray as markets reopen in regional capital

A commander allied with the government says fighting and drone strikes are continuing in Ethiopia’s Tigray region

The Independent UK · 18h ago

Ethiopia captures Tigray capital as its regional rivals meet in Egypt

Ethiopian federal forces have regained control of the Tigray rebels' regional capital, local sources said on Sunday, while Ethiopia's regional rivals gathered in Egypt to discuss the risk of a wider war.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 4

Opposition fighters in northern Ethiopia's Tigray withdraw from regional capital

Leaders of a rebellious political group in northern Ethiopia say they have withdrawn from the regional capital, allowing federal troops and allies to enter

The Independent UK · Oct 4

Residents of largest city in northern Ethiopia express fear after eruption of fighting

Residents of northern Ethiopia's largest city are living in fear as renewed fighting erupts between federal troops and rebels

The Independent UK · Sep 25

Tigray rebels seize airport and clash with federal forces as fighting in Ethiopia reignites

TPLF forces took control of Mekelle airport and fought federal troops at two locations in the Afar region, while Ethiopian Airlines suspended flights to three Tigray airports in an apparent collapse of the Pretoria Agreement that ended the 2020-2022 war in the country.

Euronews · Sep 23

Why Ethiopia’s Tigray could be on the brink of another conflict

Fears of instability rise again as the TPLF and the federal government appear to be gearing up for a showdown.

Al Jazeera · Aug 25, 2025

Dashed hopes and limited aid trouble Tigrayans a year after Ethiopia truce

Many people say they can’t return home despite ceasefire because Ethiopian allied forces still occupy parts of region.

Al Jazeera · Nov 2, 2023

‘We blame government and aid agencies’: food relief thefts in Ethiopia leave those in need with nothing

Hunger-related deaths have risen since grain deliveries stopped after a nationwide scheme to steal supplies was exposed

The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2023

‘I’m scared to think what Ethiopia will become’: Tigray war refugees fear return

A fragile peace has been restored but for the tens of thousands of displaced people who fled to Sudan there is no prospect of going home

The Guardian - UK · Jan 5, 2023

Mediators meet to bolster Ethiopia truce amid signs of detente

Mediators between Ethiopia's federal government and authorities in the Tigray region, embroiled until last month in a brutal war, are stepping up efforts to enforce a truce as relations between the two sides inch closer towards normality.

Reuters · Dec 29, 2022