Addis summit raises questions about AU’s muted stance on Ethiopia rifts For years, AU officials have refrained from addressing atrocities in Ethiopia. Analysts say this is strategic. Al Jazeera · Feb 14, 2024
We must act on Ethiopia food crisis, says UK minister Andrew Mitchell warns of ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ triggered by El Niño-driven drought and conflict The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2024
Eritrean Troops Accused of Abducting Farmers and Stealing Livestock in Ethiopia's Tigray Region This informative article highlights allegations of Eritrean troops abducting farmers and stealing livestock in Ethiopia's border regions, 15 months after a... Top News · Feb 2, 2024
Food Aid Slow in Reaching Needy as Tigray Crisis Continues Millions of needy people in Ethiopia's Tigray region are still not receiving food aid, risking severe food insecurity and malnutrition, despite efforts to ... Top News · Jan 30, 2024
US will resume food aid to millions across Ethiopia after monthslong pause over massive corruption The United States Agency for International Development says it plans to restart food aid deliveries for millions of people across Ethiopia in December, five months after it halted its nationwide program over a massive corruption scheme by local officials The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2023
Is landlocked Ethiopia starting another war over ports in Horn of Africa? Ethiopia’s tone on access to a seaport is seen as either a distraction from domestic policy failures or start of a war. Al Jazeera · Nov 7, 2023
One year after Tigray ceasefire, Ethiopia remains fractured and right abuses persist It has been exactly one year since the Pretoria Peace Accords were signed, putting an end to two years of civil war in Tigray, one of the deadliest conflicts of the last 30 years. Yet more than a million displaced people have still not been able to return home and… France 24 · Nov 2, 2023
A year after the ceasefire in Tigray, Ethiopia is little closer to peace Ongoing atrocities cast a shadow on the first anniversary of the ceasefire that officially ended hostilities in Ethiopia's Tigray region, according to Human Rights Watch. One year into the peace deal, there are multiple reports of abuses in Tigray as well as conflicts in other regions. Radio France Internationale · Nov 2, 2023
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
US resumes some food aid deliveries to Ethiopia after assistance was halted over 'widespread' theft The United States Agency for International Development is resuming food deliveries to hundreds of thousands of refugees in Ethiopia, after assistance was halted earlier this year over a widespread scheme to steal supplies The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2023
Researchers have verified 1,329 hunger deaths in Ethiopia's Tigray region since the cease-fire there Researchers say they have verified 1,329 deaths from hunger in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region since a cease-fire ended a two-year conflict there in November The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023
Israeli ambassador protests as Iranian president speaks - as it happened Ukrainian president addresses UN summit; Biden warns against allowing Russia to ‘brutalize’ Ukraine without consequences The Guardian - US · Sep 19, 2023
Tigray atrocities continuing almost a year after ceasefire, UN experts warn Ethiopian government is failing to protect its citizens from ‘grave’ human rights abuses, amid rising violence and hate speech – report The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2023
Ethiopia conflict at a 'national scale' according to UN investigators Violations of the peace treaty are widespread in Ethiopia, UN investigators said Monday. Radio France Internationale · Sep 18, 2023
The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2023 UN experts say Ethiopia's conflict and Tigray fighting left over 10,000 survivors of sexual violence U.N.-backed human rights experts say that war crimes continue in Ethiopia despite a peace deal signed nearly a year ago to end a devastating conflict that also engulfed the country's Tigray region
The Conversation · Sep 6, 2023 Ethiopia’s Amhara people are being portrayed as the enemy: the dangerous history of ethnic politics The Ethiopian government declared a state of emergency on 4 August 2023 and sent the military into the Amhara region to engage the Fano, a local armed militia. Some suggested that Ethiopia risked slipping into another civil war.
France 24 · Sep 5, 2023 Africa Climate Summit: US acknowledges unfair debt burden on Africa In tonight's edition: The US acknowledges the acute and unfair debt borne by Africa as dozens of African heads of state attend day two of the inaugural Africa Climate Summit. Also, Eritrean troops are accused of war crimes and possible crimes against humanity in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray.…
The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2023 Rape still a weapon of war in Tigray months after peace deal Medical records from across the region show sexual violence continues to be used ‘to intimidate and terrorise communities’
The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2023 Scores of women and girls were sexually assaulted after peace deal in Ethiopia's Tigray, study shows A new study of medical records shows that at least 128 women and girls were sexually assaulted in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region even after a peace agreement ended a two-year conflict there
The Conversation · Aug 24, 2023 Ethiopia's Amhara crisis: Abiy's political failures threaten a return to war The federal government of Ethiopia declared a state of emergency in Amhara region on 4 August 2023. A special session of parliament endorsed this decision, placing the administration of the country’s second largest region under the military. This followed clashes between federal troops and Amhara forces resisting a government order…
Al Jazeera · Aug 10, 2023 What’s behind the crisis in Ethiopia’s Amhara region? A simple guide Tensions between local militiamen and federal forces sparked Ethiopia’s most serious security crisis since Tigray war.
The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2023 The World Food Program slowly resumes food aid to Ethiopia after months of suspension and criticism The United Nations World Food Program is slowly resuming food aid to Ethiopia nearly five months after taking the extraordinary measure of suspending aid following the discovery of a massive scheme to steal donated grain
The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2023 ‘People are under siege’: why Ethiopia’s war in Tigray isn’t over Despite a peace deal last November, Eritrean troops remain in some border areas, and the Irob community is paying the price
Al Jazeera · Jul 13, 2023 UN experts urge Ethiopia to stop deporting, detaining Eritreans Ethiopia and Eritrea are historical adversaries, though their troops fought alongside each other in the war in Tigray.
The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2023 US says it's horrified by conditions in Ethiopia after theft leads to food aid pause and deaths The United States humanitarian agency tells The Associated Press it is horrified by conditions in Ethiopia