Ethiopia’s parliament removes Tigray rebel party from terror list
Issued on: 22/03/2023 - 11:26Modified: 22/03/2023 - 11:27
Ethiopia's parliament on Wednesday removed the rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) from an official…
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HRW urges targeted sanctions on Eritrea over forced conscription
Issued on: 09/02/2023 - 04:13
Human Rights Watch called Thursday for targeted sanctions against Eritrea, accusing its government of rounding up thousands of people, including…
WHO chief says his uncle was murdered by Eritrean troops in Ethiopia’s Tigray
Issued on: 15/12/2022 - 03:39
The head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday that Eritrean troops "murdered" his uncle in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.…
Ethiopia’s Tigray forces have withdrawn 65% of fighters from frontline, says commander
Issued on: 04/12/2022 - 15:23
The commander-in-chief of the Tigray rebel forces has said that 65 percent of his forces have "disengaged", a month after a ceasefire agreement…
Ethiopian army claims capture of three towns from Tigray forces
Issued on: 18/10/2022 - 15:07
Ethiopia's national army has captured three towns in the northern region of Tigray, where it has been battling regional forces on and off for…
Fightings spreads in Ethiopia as air strike targets Tigray’s capital
Issued on: 31/08/2022 - 21:45
Fighting in northern Ethiopia between government forces and Tigrayan rebels erupted along a new front on Wednesday, the warring sides said, as…
China foreign minister in Sri Lanka to discuss Belt and Road
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi was in Sri Lanka on Sunday seeking to advance China's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative, as the island nation looked to Beijing for help as it tries to rescue itself from a foreign currency and debt crisis.…
Tigray conflict: Once a trusted Western ally, Ethiopia becomes a strategic headache
As the battle between Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government and rebels from the Tigray region continues, tensions are growing between Washington and its Ethiopian former ally. The Biden administration is now…
US blacklists Eritrean defence official over abuses in Ethiopia’s Tigray
Issued on: 23/08/2021 - 18:04
The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on an Eritrean official it accused of being engaged in serious human rights abuse in the conflict in…
A regional capital falls, and so does the stature of Ethiopia’s leader and its military
The surprise fall of the Tigrayan regional capital, Mekelle, this week has put Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in a tough spot, dealt a blow to the country’s military and placed the Tigrayan forces in a position of…