UN condemns deadly air raid that ‘hit kindergarten’ in Tigray UNICEF calls on all parties to agree to an ‘immediate cessation of hostilities’ as the federal gov’t denies involvement. Al Jazeera · Aug 27, 2022
UN Condemns Airstrike in Ethiopia that 'Hit Kindergarten' The UN children's agency UNICEF on Saturday condemned an air strike that "hit a kindergarten" in Ethiopia's Tigray region, killing at least four people including two children. Friday's strike in the Tigray capital Mekele came days after fighting erupted on the region's southern border between government forces and rebels, ending… Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 27, 2022
Ethiopia forces accused of deadly attack as Tigray war escalates Witnesses say a school in Mekelle was attacked and four civilians killed, but the government denies the reports. Al Jazeera · Aug 26, 2022
Airstrike hits kindergarten in capital of Ethiopia's Tigray An airstrike by Ethiopia’s air force hit a kindergarten in the country’s embattled Tigray region, causing deaths and injuries on Friday, according to broadcasters The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2022
Tigray war: ‘I can’t help my starving family’, says Ethiopian World Health Organisation boss Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warns Tigrayan relatives are ‘completely sealed off’ by civil war The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2022
Air strike hits capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region as fighting resumes An Ethiopian air strike hit the capital of Tigray on Friday killing four people, including two children, rebel spokespeople and humanitarian sources said, as the government vowed to "take action" against military targets in the war-torn region. France 24 · Aug 26, 2022
Air strike on playground kills 7 in Ethiopia's Tigray region - hospital An air strike on a children's play area killed at least seven people in the capital of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region on Friday, medical officials there said, the first such attack after a four-month old ceasefire collapsed this week. Reuters · Aug 26, 2022
UN chief urges Ethiopia and Tigray leaders to halt fighting U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is urging Ethiopia’s prime minister and the leader of its restive Tigray region leader to immediately halt the latest hostilities The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2022
Fighting flares for second day in northern Ethiopia Fighting flared for a second day in northern Ethiopia, residents said on Thursday, an outbreak of violence that has shattered hopes for fledgling peace talks between the government and forces from the Tigray region. Reuters · Aug 25, 2022
WHO chief laments fate of 'starving' relatives in Tigray World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has made a passionate appeal for his embattled home region of Tigray in Ethiopia The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2022
Fighting Flares Up in Northern Ethiopia after Five-month Lull Fighting erupted between government forces and Tigrayan rebels in northern Ethiopia on Wednesday, shattering a five-month truce and dealing a blow to peace efforts. Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 25, 2022
UN calls for ceasefire amid renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for a ceasefire after renewed fighting erupted around the Tigray region. Al Jazeera · Aug 24, 2022
Key events in the war in northern Ethiopia A nearly two-year-long war in northern Ethiopia has killed thousands of civilians, left millions of people needing food aid and displaced millions more. Here are some of the main events in the conflict. Reuters · Aug 24, 2022
Tigray forces allege 'large-scale' Ethiopia offensive Authorities in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region are alleging that Ethiopia’s military has launched a “large-scale” offensive for the first time in a year The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022
Reuters · Aug 24, 2022 Fighting erupts along border of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region Fighting between forces from Ethiopia's rebellious northern region of Tigray and central government forces has erupted around the town of Kobo, residents and both sides said on Wednesday, ending a months-long ceasefire.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2022 Tigray: almost one in three children under five malnourished, UN says Urgent action needed to avert further disaster in war-torn country as funding ‘fast running out’
The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2022 Hunger in Tigray pushing women and girls into sex work People turn to desperate measures after authorities stop 6 million people accessing their own money
Reuters · Aug 19, 2022 Nearly half the people in Ethiopia's Tigray in 'severe' need of food aid- WFP The nearly two-year conflict in Ethiopia has left almost half the population of Tigray region in "severe" need of food, as aid groups struggle to reach the population because of insufficient fuel supplies, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.
The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2022 Ethiopia calls WHO chief's comments on Tigray "unethical" Ethiopia’s government is criticizing as “unethical” the statement by the World Health Organization’s director-general that the crisis in the country’s Tigray region is “the worst disaster on Earth” and his assertion that the lack of global attention is due to Tigrayans’ “color of the skin.”
Al Jazeera · Aug 17, 2022 Ethiopia government proposes plan for peace in war-torn Tigray The Tigray People’s Liberation Front dismisses the move and says the gov’t is engaged in ‘obfuscation’.
The Conversation · Aug 11, 2022 Nowhere to run: the plight of Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia Ethiopia has hosted large numbers of Eritrean refugees for years. Before the recent conflict, about 100,000 Eritrean refugees lived in camps in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region.
France 24 · Aug 3, 2022 Ethiopia's Afar region pleads for aid as food trucks head to Tigray In tonight's edition: Displaced people in Ethiopia's Afar region plead for food assistance as aid heads to the neighbouring Tigray region. Also, as worldwide investment in startups stagnates or drops off, African innovation continues to excite. Funding for African startups has doubled in the first half of this year. Finally,…
The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2022 ‘Don’t know if they are alive’: anguish of Tigrayan families cut off by telecom shutdown The ‘partial blockade’ of the war-torn Ethiopian region has added to Tigrayans’ fears and distress
The Conversation · Jul 20, 2022 'Ethiopia's other conflict': what's driving the violence in Oromia? In November 2020 an outbreak of violence in Ethiopia’s Tigray region captured worldwide attention. The conflict was between Tigrayan forces and the forces of the Ethiopian government and its allies.
The Conversation · Jul 11, 2022 Why factory jobs for Ethiopian women haven't translated into greater participation in politics Until the war in Tigray started in November 2020, Ethiopia was a favoured investment destination. It had experienced strong economic growth for the previous decade.