Gunmen kill dozens in Ethiopia’s Oromia region: Report Witnesses say at least 42 people have been killed as clashes between the Oromo and Amhara groups escalate. Al Jazeera · Sep 2, 2022
Explainer-Why has fighting restarted in north Ethiopia? Fighting has erupted again around the borders of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, shattering a ceasefire declared in March. Both sides blame each other for restarting the war, which originally ignited in November 2020 when Tigrayan forces seized military bases across their region. Reuters · Sep 2, 2022
Ethiopia Urges Int'l Pressure on Tigray Region to Accept Peace Talks Ethiopian ambassador to Sudan, Yibeltal Aemero, accused on Monday many parties, he refused to name, of interfering and supporting the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) to fuel the conflict in his country. In a press conference in Khartoum, the ambassador called on the international community and neighboring countries to exert… Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 30, 2022
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
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
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
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
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’. Al Jazeera · Aug 17, 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 Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2022
UN: Eritrean troops shelled school in north Ethiopia Fourteen-year-old girl killed, at least 18 people injured in rare bombardment after two months of relative peace. Al Jazeera · May 31, 2022
Reuters · May 31, 2022 Eritrean troops shell town in north Ethiopia: U.N. Eritrean forces shelled a town in north Ethiopia over the weekend, according to internal U.N. documents and regional forces, in a rare bombardment after two months of relative peace in the Tigray conflict.
The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2022 More than 4,000 arrested in Amhara as Ethiopia cracks down on militia At least 19 journalists caught up in mass detentions after government moves against Fano, its former ally in Tigray conflict
Al Jazeera · May 20, 2022 Ethiopia’s Tigray forces announce release of thousands of POWs The Tigray Peoples’ Liberation Front (TPLF) says 4,208 prisoners of war, including 401 women, to be released in amnesty.
Reuters · May 16, 2022 Some Ethiopians claim forced recruitment by Tigrayan forces Authorities in Ethiopia's war-shattered Tigray region are forcing young people to join their army's fight against the central government by threatening and jailing relatives, according to captured fighters and residents.
The Guardian - UK · May 10, 2022 Media polarisation risks press freedom and peace in conflict-hit Mali and Ethiopia When media rights are curtailed, fake news and posts on social platforms drive tension and violence, as the latest World Press Freedom Index starkly shows
Reuters · Apr 27, 2022 Children are being killed and maimed by discarded explosives in Ethiopia Fifteen-year-old Eysa Mohammed was collecting water near her home in northern Ethiopia's Afar region when an explosion underfoot tore shrapnel into her leg, making her one of a growing number of children maimed by weapons discarded in the country's civil war.
Reuters · Apr 26, 2022 Ethiopian soldiers seek asylum in Sudan, fear returning home due to Tigrayan ethnicity Up to 550 Ethiopian peacekeepers working in Sudan have sought asylum rather than return home for fear they will be persecuted due to their Tigrayan ethnicity, an official with direct knowledge of the plan said on Tuesday.
Al Jazeera · Apr 25, 2022 Tigray rebels leave Ethiopia’s Afar region: TPLF spokesperson TPLF says rebels withdraw from neighbouring region but Afar police commissioner says fighters remain in some districts.
The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2022 Report: Hunger kills hundreds of kids in Ethiopia's Tigray At least 1,900 children under 5 have died from malnutrition in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region in the past year, according to a study conducted by regional health officials and seen by the Associated Press
The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2022 Hospital in Ethiopia's Tigray struggles to treat patients Doctors at the flagship hospital in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region say patients are dying amid shortages of life-saving drugs and oxygen
The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2022 Rights groups charge 'ethnic cleansing' in Ethiopia's Tigray Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International charge in a new report that widespread abuses against civilians in the western part of Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity