Ethiopia

UN says aid truck hit by debris from Ethiopian drone strike
Truck carrying food to internally displaced people was hit in Ethiopian drone strike, UN food agency says.
Published On 26 Sep 2022
OPINION,
What Ethiopia and Tigray need for peace talks to succeed
An impartial mediator, political will and a fraction of the world’s attention that Ukraine has received would help.
opinion by Mehari Taddele Maru
Published On 22 Sep 2022
Tigrayan forces accuse Eritrea of launching offensive
US special envoy for Horn of Africa condemns crossing of Eritrean troops into Ethiopia’s Tigray amid renewed fighting.
Published On 20 Sep 2022
Ethiopian forces possibly committed ‘war crimes’ in Tigray: UN
UN commission says it has found evidence of widespread violations by all sides since fighting erupted in 2020.
Published On 19 Sep 2022

The Ethiopian forces and Tigrayan rebels failed to progress in peace talks during a five-month truce period.

The international community now has an urgent choice to make — one it has so far shied away from.

Rebels fighting government forces ‘ready’ for African Union-led peace process.

Twin drone attacks hit residential neighbourhood of Midre Genet in regional Tigray capital of Mekelle.

TPLF says it expects a ‘credible’ peace process with ‘mutually acceptable’ mediators to negotiate with the government.

Millions of people are facing food shortages due to the worst drought in 40 years and rising global food costs.

The Horn of Africa is on track for a fifth-consecutive failed rainy season and UNICEF has warned of a coming famine.

Witnesses say at least 42 people have been killed as clashes between the Oromo and Amhara groups escalate.

The Ethiopian government and Tigrayan rebels blame each other for restarting the war which was ignited in November 2020.

Troops from the two countries have attacked fighters in the northern Adayabo area, Tigray rebels say.

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