Tigray Conflict
Ethiopia: Biden opens door for sanctions over Tigray conflict
World
September 17, 2021
Ethiopia: Biden opens door for sanctions over Tigray conflict
US President Joe Biden on Friday issued an executive order that allows for sanctions on parties “complicit in prolonging” the conflict…
Egyptian companies sue Addis Ababa internationally over investments in Tigray: Report
Egypt
August 23, 2021
Egyptian companies sue Addis Ababa internationally over investments in Tigray: Report
Egyptian companies working in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region are suing the federal government in Addis Ababa over disrupting production, local…
Amnesty report describes Axum massacre in Ethiopia’s Tigray
World
February 26, 2021
Amnesty report describes Axum massacre in Ethiopia’s Tigray
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Soldiers from Eritrea systematically killed “many hundreds” of people, the large majority men, in a massacre…
UN: Situation in Ethiopia’s Tigray now ‘extremely alarming’
World
February 5, 2021
UN: Situation in Ethiopia’s Tigray now ‘extremely alarming’
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Life for civilians in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region has become “extremely alarming” as hunger grows and…
UN fears ‘massive’ COVID transmission in Ethiopia’s Tigray
World
January 8, 2021
UN fears ‘massive’ COVID transmission in Ethiopia’s Tigray
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United Nations fears “massive community transmission” of COVID-19 in Ethiopia’s troubled Tigray region, fueled by…
Ethiopian army ‘kills dozens of militants’ over village massacre
World
December 25, 2020
Ethiopian army ‘kills dozens of militants’ over village massacre
Ethiopia’s military on Thursday killed at least 42 people allegedly responsible for massacring over 100 civilians a day earlier, according to…
Inside a military base in Ethiopia’s Tigray: soldiers decry betrayal by former comrades
Egypt
December 17, 2020
Inside a military base in Ethiopia’s Tigray: soldiers decry betrayal by former comrades
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Rebellious soldiers used government tanks to attack their former comrades in a military base in the…
Aid groups say staffers killed in Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict
World
December 11, 2020
Aid groups say staffers killed in Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — International aid groups said Friday that at least four staff members have been killed in the…
UN prepares for up to 200,000 Ethiopian refugees in Sudan
World
November 20, 2020
UN prepares for up to 200,000 Ethiopian refugees in Sudan
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United Nations refugee agency says about 32,000 people have fled Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region into…