Tag: Tigray
Will The U.S. Support Egypt’s Violation Of Ethiopia’s Sovereign Right to Operate The GERD?
June 5, 2021
Is the United States’ continued escalation of hostile policy towards Ethiopia preparing the groundwork to support Egypt’s “colonial rights” over the Nile...
Ethiopia confirms rapes committed by soldiers in Tigray
The Ethiopian government confirmed on Monday that police officers and soldiers were involved in rapes committed in November in the conflict region of Tigray.
An...
Fighting in Ethiopia’s Amhara region displaces at least 330,000
Intercommunal fighting in Ethiopia's Amhara region -- adjacent to restive Tigray -- has displaced at least 330,000 people, UN humanitarians said on Monday.
"The security...
Fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray makes volatile aid crisis – UN
Fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray region is restricting assistance response and creating a volatile situation amid a critical water shortage, UN humanitarians said on Friday.
"The...
False Narratives of Ethiopian Conflict Are Toxic
April 5, 2021
In two months, Ethiopia will have national elections, which can potentially shape the future of the largest nation in East Africa. False...
Ethiopian prime minister says Eritrean troops to withdraw from Tigray
dpa/GNA - Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday said Eritrea has agreed to withdraw its forces, days after he confirmed the presence...
UN human rights office, Ethiopian commission to conduct joint investigation into alleged human rights...
The state affiliated Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) disclosed Thursday that it had reached an agreement with the Office of the United Nations High...
AU welcomes Ethiopia’s readiness to cooperate on investigations in Tigray
The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat and Ethiopia's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen on Thursday discussed...
UN calls for greater humanitarian access in Ethiopia’s Tigray
There is a need for greater access in the Tigray region of Ethiopia to reach large groups in dire humanitarian need, although more UN...
3.8 million in Ethiopia’s restive region receive humanitarian aid
The Ethiopian government said on Wednesday that humanitarian aid has been provided to some 3.8 million people in the country's restive northern Tigray regional...
Celebrate Ethiopia’s March 1, 1896 Victory at Adwa: Ethiopia is Fighting Another Battle Today...
February 28, 2021
This article below was first published in the March 2017. If you read the headlines of the European press following Italy’s...
WFP appeals for US$107 million to tackle food security in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) on Friday appealed for an urgent 107 million U.S. dollars to meet its emergency response requirements in...
Ethiopian government voices concern over misinformation about Tigray
The Ethiopian government has voiced its concern over misinformation about the situation in the country's northern Tigray regional state.
"The federal government...
Horn of Africa Endangered by Untrue Media Attacks on Ethiopia
February 4, 2021
In January 2021, the world witnessed a barrage of attacks on Ethiopia aimed at undermining the efforts of Prime Minister Dr. Abiy...
Humanitarian aid has started to trickle into Ethiopia’s Tigray: UN
Humanitarian assistance has started to gradually trickle into Ethiopia's Tigray region although access is limited in areas where conflict is ongoing, said a UN...
More than 63,000 people internally displaced in Tigray: UN spokesman
A UN spokesman said Tuesday that more than 63,000 people have been recorded as "internally displaced" in Tigray, but the UN hopes to know...
Ethiopian government expresses concern over aid workers’ “unauthorized travel” to insecure areas
The Ethiopian government on Sunday expressed its concern over "unauthorized travel" of humanitarian staff to insecure areas in the conflict-hit Tigray regional state after...
Needy running out of food, water in Ethiopia’s Tigray: UN
The needy people in Ethiopia's Tigray state reportedly are running out of food because of a lack of access for the United Nations and...
Ethiopia’s Conflict: A War Won to Preserve the Nation-State
Today, the Ethiopian government is reporting that the National Defense Forces have taken control of city of Mikelle, the capital city of Tigray, as...
UN urges protection of civilians amid ongoing fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, on Tuesday urged the parties in the conflict in Ethiopia's northernmost Tigray regional state "to...
Rockets fired into Ethiopian region next to Tigray as refugees flee
Rockets have been fired towards Ethiopia's Amhara province, next to the conflict hotspot of Tigray, local officials said on Friday.
It is the second time...
Food insecurity threat for millions in Ethiopia’s Tigray – UN
The United Nations and partners are being thwarted in delivering aid to victims of the Tigray crisis in the northern Ethiopia area by blocked...
Civilians in Tigray, Ethiopia endure conflict, disruption of services: UN
The United Nations and partners in the Tigray area of Ethiopia are working to protect civilians in the face of conflict, the disruption of...