Ethiopia

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UN: Crimes Against Humanity Continue in Ethiopia

A report published by the UN on Monday has claimed that war crimes and crimes against humanity continue to occur in Ethiopia — despite the state's government and regional forces in Tigray agreeing to a truce nearly a year ago....

Social issues

Amhara: Ethiopian Troops Accused of Killing Civilians

Multiple witnesses have claimed that Ethiopian soldiers killed over 70 civilians and looted properties in Majete, a rural town in the northeastern Amhara region, since occupying it on Sept. 3....

Politics

Ethiopia: Filling of Disputed Nile Dam Completed

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Sunday announced that the East African country completed the fourth and final phase of filling a reservoir for its hydroelectric power plant on the Nile River, known as the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)....

Environment & Energy

Ethiopia's Tigray Reports 1.4K Deaths After Food Aid Suspension

Tigray's Disaster Risk Management Commissioner Gebrehiwet Gebrezgabher has reported that at least 1,411 people have starved to death in the war-torn northern region of Ethiopia since food aid was halted about four months ago.

Social issues

Ethiopia Applies to Join BRICS

Ethiopia's foreign ministry announced Thursday that it has asked to join BRICS, a bloc of emerging markets composed of Brazil, India, China, Russia, and South Africa....

Ethiopia

UK Declines To Return Ethiopian Prince's Remains

Buckingham Palace has reportedly denied requests to return the remains of an Ethiopian prince who was buried in the catacombs of St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle in the 19th century.

United Kingdom

USAID Halts Food Aid to Ethiopia’s Tigray Region

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced its suspension of food shipments to the war-torn Tigray region of northern Ethiopia after discovering its food supplies were sold on the local market.

World

US: War Crimes by All Sides in Ethiopia's Tigray Conflict

The US claimed on Monday that all parties in Ethiopia's two-year Tigray conflict committed war crimes, and called for those most responsible to be held accountable.

World

US Secretary of State Blinken Makes Historic Trip to Niger

US Sec. of State Antony Blinken is set to embark on an official trip to the continent of Africa on Thursday. The visit see him become the first serving Sec. of State to travel to the Niger and the highest-ranking member of the Biden admin. to visit the violence-stricken Sahel region....

Ethiopia

Report: Drought in Horn of Africa Worse Than 2011 Famine

On Wednesday, [the Kenya-based regional] Intergovernmental Authority on Development Climate Prediction and Applications Center said the Horn of Africa is experiencing a historic drought, with rainfall in the next three months expected to be below normal for the entire region.

Social issues

Kenya: Judge Rules Meta Can be Sued by Ex-Moderator

A Kenyan labor court on Monday ruled that Meta, Facebook's parent company, can be sued in the country after a former content moderator filed a lawsuit citing unsuitable working conditions

Kenya

Ethiopia's PM Meets Tigray Leaders

Ethiopian officials and state media reported on Friday that PM Abiy Ahmed had held his first in-person talks with Tigrayan leaders since the federal government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) struck a peace deal to permanently halt hostilities.

World

French, German Foreign Ministers Hail Ethiopian Peace Process

During a joint visit to the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Thursday, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna and her German counterpart Annalena Baerbock welcomed the progress made in implementing the Ethiopian peace deal signed last year.

Politics

Ethiopia: Tigray Rebels Start Handing over Heavy Weapons

A spokesman for the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) announced on Wednesday that the group has begun handing over its heavy weapons — a key part of the agreement signed more than two months ago to end the brutal conflict in northern Ethiopia.

World

Ethiopian Airlines to Resume Flights to Tigray Region

Ethiopian Airlines has announced that flights to the Tigray region will resume, as relations between the war-torn region and the Ethiopian federal government begin to normalize.

World

Ethiopia's Banks Resume Services In Tigray

The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) announced on Monday it has resumed services in some towns in the war-torn Tigray region, which had been suspended for more than a year, following the peace deal struck between the federal government and Tigrayan rebels.

World

Meta Sued For $2B Over Violent Killing In Ethiopia

A group of researchers and activists have filed a lawsuit against Facebook's parent company, Meta Platforms Inc., in Kenya’s high court. The group accuses the company of amplifying hate speech and inciting violence in Ethiopia on the platform — they are also calling for about $2B in restitution.

Military

Ethiopia: Tigray Forces Withdraw 65% of Fighters From Frontline

A month after a ceasefire agreement was signed to end the two-year conflict in Northern Tigray, at least 65% of Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) fighters have withdrawn from the battle-lines in Ethiopia.

World

Ethiopia: Federal Government, Tigrayan Forces Agree To Truce

On Wednesday, African Union special envoy and former Nigerian Pres. Olusegun Obasanjo announced that Ethiopia's warring sides have formally agreed to a permanent cessation of hostilities in the first briefing on the peace talks in Pretoria, South Africa.

World

Ethiopia, Tigray Meet for Talks in South Africa

On Tuesday, delegates from the warring Ethiopian government and rival Tigray forces met in Pretoria, South Africa, for peace talks. It's their first formal meeting after nearly two years of conflict. The talks will last until Oct. 30, according to a government spokesperson.

World

Ethiopian Army Captures Three Towns In Tigray

The Ethiopian government declared on Tuesday that its military has taken control of the towns of Shire, Alamata, and Korem from rebel forces in the war-torn Tigray region. The gains were allegedly achieved without the need for fighting in urban areas.

World

Ethiopian Government, Tigray Rebels Accept Peace Talks Invitation

On Wednesday, the Ethiopian federal government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) leadership reportedly accepted the African Union's (AU) invitation to participate in peace talks. The negotiations are scheduled to begin on Saturday in South Africa.

World

UN: All Warring Sides Committing Atrocities In Ethiopia

The UN Commission of Human Rights Experts for Ethiopia reportedly said on Monday that it had found evidence of widespread atrocities committed by all sides in Ethiopia since fighting broke out in the northern Tigray region in November 2020.

World

Ethiopia’s Tigray Rebels Claim Readiness For African Union Talks

Ethiopia's Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) announced Sun. that it is ready for peace talks led by the African Union (AU), amid the latest outbreak of fighting between the armed group and forces loyal to the central government after a months-long ceasefire.

World

Airstrikes Hit Capital of Ethiopian Tigray Region

Kibrom Gebreselassie, chief executive of Ayder Referral Hospital, said on Twitter that an area near Mekelle General Hospital in the capital of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region was hit in an airstrike late on Tuesday.

World