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Thousands gather in Ethiopia's capital to celebrate a religious festival. Many are thinking of peace
Read full article: Thousands gather in Ethiopia's capital to celebrate a religious festival. Many are thinking of peaceThousands of Ethiopians have gathered in the capital city to celebrate an annual religious festival distinguished by the lighting of bonfires according to the beliefs of the local Orthodox Christian faithful.
Ethiopia declares 3 days of national mourning as mudslide death toll rises to 257
Read full article: Ethiopia declares 3 days of national mourning as mudslide death toll rises to 257Ethiopian lawmakers declared three days of mourning Friday as diggers continued the search for bodies of mudslide victims in a remote part of the East African country.
Ethiopia and a breakaway Somali region sign a deal giving Ethiopia access to the sea, leaders say
Read full article: Ethiopia and a breakaway Somali region sign a deal giving Ethiopia access to the sea, leaders sayLandlocked Ethiopia has taken the first steps toward gaining access to the sea, signing an agreement in the capital of Addis Ababa with the breakaway Somali region of Somaliland to access the Somaliland coastline.
Leaders from emerging economies are visiting China for the 'Belt and Road' forum
Read full article: Leaders from emerging economies are visiting China for the 'Belt and Road' forumLeaders of emerging market countries are arriving in Beijing for a meeting organized by the Chinese government that will mark the 10th anniversary of its Belt and Road Initiative.
Nobel Peace Prize guesswork focuses on the Ukrainian war, protests in Iran and climate change
Read full article: Nobel Peace Prize guesswork focuses on the Ukrainian war, protests in Iran and climate changeThe winner of the Nobel Peace Prize will be soon be revealed and the annual guessing game is reaching its climax.
Ethiopian airstrike on a town square in the restive Amhara region kills 26, health official says
Read full article: Ethiopian airstrike on a town square in the restive Amhara region kills 26, health official saysA senior health official says an airstrike on a crowded town square in Ethiopia’s restive Amhara region has killed at least 26 people and wounded more than 55 others.
African leaders arrive in Russia for summit as Kremlin seeks allies amid fighting in Ukraine
Read full article: African leaders arrive in Russia for summit as Kremlin seeks allies amid fighting in UkraineSome African leaders have arrived in Russia for a summit with President Vladimir Putin as the Kremlin seeks more allies amid the fighting in Ukraine.
Sudan's neighbors meeting in Cairo for summit agree to Egypt's initiative to try to end conflict
Read full article: Sudan's neighbors meeting in Cairo for summit agree to Egypt's initiative to try to end conflictLeaders from Sudan’s seven neighboring countries agreed to a new Egyptian-led international initiative to resolve the deepening conflict in the Northeast African country.
Ethiopian lawmakers remove Tigray group from terror list
Read full article: Ethiopian lawmakers remove Tigray group from terror listEthiopian lawmakers have removed the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front from the country’s list of designated terror groups more than four months after a peace agreement ended a conflict that killed hundreds of thousands of people.
Blinken says Ethiopia must do more on Tigray peace deal
Read full article: Blinken says Ethiopia must do more on Tigray peace dealU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Ethiopia needs to make more progress implementing a peace agreement with its northern Tigray region before relations with the U.S. are normalized.
Blinken to visit Ethiopia, Niger as US boosts Africa push
Read full article: Blinken to visit Ethiopia, Niger as US boosts Africa pushSecretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Ethiopia and Niger next week as the Biden administration accelerates a push to engage with Africa to counter China's growing influence on the continent.
As Tigray calms, Ethiopia sees growing conflict in Oromia
Read full article: As Tigray calms, Ethiopia sees growing conflict in OromiaAs one deadly conflict in Ethiopia begins to calm, another is growing, challenging a government that’s eager to persuade the international community to lift sanctions and revive what was once one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies.
Ethiopia, Tigray military leaders agree on peace roadmap
Read full article: Ethiopia, Tigray military leaders agree on peace roadmapTop military commanders from Ethiopia and its embattled Tigray region have agreed to allow unhindered humanitarian access to the region and form a joint disarmament committee following last week’s truce.
Witnesses allege Eritrean abuses during Ethiopia peace talks
Read full article: Witnesses allege Eritrean abuses during Ethiopia peace talksWitnesses in Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region tell The Associated Press that forces from neighboring Eritrea are killing some civilians and looting as they and allied Ethiopian forces head for the regional capital.
Ethiopia, Tigray head invited to peace talks in South Africa
Read full article: Ethiopia, Tigray head invited to peace talks in South AfricaThe leader of Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region and the federal government have been invited to peace talks in South Africa this weekend as part of a pan-African effort to end one of the world’s most overlooked wars.
Nobel Prize season arrives amid war, nuclear fears, hunger
Read full article: Nobel Prize season arrives amid war, nuclear fears, hungerThis year’s Nobel Prize season approaches as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shattered decades of almost uninterrupted peace in Europe and raised the risks of a nuclear disaster.
Ethiopia's economy struggles as war reignites in Tigray
Read full article: Ethiopia's economy struggles as war reignites in TigrayOnce home to one of Africa’s fastest growing economies, Ethiopia is struggling as the war in its Tigray region has reignited and weary citizens far from the front are pleading for peace.
In a first, Somalia-based al-Shabab is attacking in Ethiopia
Read full article: In a first, Somalia-based al-Shabab is attacking in EthiopiaThe al-Shabab extremist group has exploited Ethiopia’s internal turmoil to cross the border from neighboring Somalia in unprecedented attacks in recent weeks that a top U.S. military commander has warned could continue.
Ethiopia's leader admits military losses in insurgencies
Read full article: Ethiopia's leader admits military losses in insurgenciesEthiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says his government's police and soldiers are dying on a “daily” basis as the country grapples with insurgencies in Oromia and elsewhere.
'Total bloodbath': Witnesses describe Ethiopia ethnic attack
Read full article: 'Total bloodbath': Witnesses describe Ethiopia ethnic attackHundreds of people, mostly ethnic Amhara, were slaughtered in a village and its surroundings this month in the latest explosion of ethnic violence in Ethiopia, Africa’s second most populous nation.
EU calls on Ethiopia to reconnect Tigray region to the world
Read full article: EU calls on Ethiopia to reconnect Tigray region to the worldThe European Union says Ethiopia’s government must reconnect its northern Tigray region to the world as a yearlong partial blockade has left food aid for almost 1 million hungry people stuck in warehouses without the fuel to deliver it.
China's 1st Horn of Africa envoy offers to mediate in region
Read full article: China's 1st Horn of Africa envoy offers to mediate in regionChina’s first special envoy to the Horn of Africa has offered to mediate in disputes in the region as Beijing seeks to strengthen its influence and protect its investments from conflict and other troubles.
Ethiopian court extends 3-month detention of AP journalist
Read full article: Ethiopian court extends 3-month detention of AP journalistAn Ethiopian court has extended the three-month detention without charges of journalist Amir Aman Kiyaro to give police 11 more days to interview witnesses, saying after that the state must formally charge him or release him.
Ethiopia lifts state of emergency early, citing easing war
Read full article: Ethiopia lifts state of emergency early, citing easing warEthiopian lawmakers have voted to end the country’s three-month state of emergency early as mediation efforts continue to end the deadly war in the north of the Horn of Africa nation.
WHO gets supplies to Ethiopia's Tigray but distribution lags
Read full article: WHO gets supplies to Ethiopia's Tigray but distribution lagsThe U.N. health agency says it has been granted access to send medical supplies to Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region for the first time in six months, but fuel shortages are hampering distribution.
UN chief: World worse now due to COVID, climate, conflict
Read full article: UN chief: World worse now due to COVID, climate, conflictAs he starts his second term as U.N. secretary-general, Antonio Guterres says the world is worse in many ways than it was five years ago because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the climate crisis and geopolitical tensions that have sparked conflicts everywhere.
Nobel body criticizes Nobel Peace Prize winner Abiy over war
Read full article: Nobel body criticizes Nobel Peace Prize winner Abiy over warThe Norwegian Nobel Committee, which awards the prestigious Peace Prize, has issued a very rare admonition to the 2019 winner, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, over the war and humanitarian crisis in his country’s Tigray region.
Biden raises concerns to Ethiopian PM about Tigray conflict
Read full article: Biden raises concerns to Ethiopian PM about Tigray conflictPresident Joe Biden expressed concerns on Monday to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed about detentions and civilian killings in the conflict in the country's Tigray region, while commending Abiy for the recent release of several political prisoners.
Ethiopia grants amnesty to high-profile political detainees
Read full article: Ethiopia grants amnesty to high-profile political detaineesEthiopia’s government has announced an amnesty for some of the country’s most high-profile political detainees, including opposition figure Jawar Mohammed and senior Tigray party officials, as Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed spoke of reconciliation for Orthodox Christmas.
'I cannot escape': New abuses alleged in Ethiopia's Tigray
Read full article: 'I cannot escape': New abuses alleged in Ethiopia's TigrayNew witness accounts allege that thousands of ethnic Tigrayans have been forcibly expelled, detained or killed in one of the most inaccessible areas of Ethiopia’s yearlong war in the latest wave of abuses carried out with machetes, guns and knives.
State-affiliated TV says Ethiopia's PM is at the battlefront
Read full article: State-affiliated TV says Ethiopia's PM is at the battlefrontA state-affiliated broadcaster has purported to show Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning prime minister on the battlefront of the country’s yearlong war against Tigray forces.
Ethiopia to US: Stop spreading 'false information' about war
Read full article: Ethiopia to US: Stop spreading 'false information' about warEthiopia’s government has warned the United States against “spreading false information” as fighting in the country’s yearlong war draws closer to the capital, Addis Ababa, while thousands protested outside the U.S. and British embassies.
Ethiopia says PM, a Nobel Peace laureate, is at battlefront
Read full article: Ethiopia says PM, a Nobel Peace laureate, is at battlefrontEthiopia’s government says Nobel Peace Prize-winning Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has gone to the battlefront after the leader said martyrdom might be necessary in the yearlong war with rival fighters approaching the capital.
US: 'Massive' progress in Ethiopia talks could be outpaced
Read full article: US: 'Massive' progress in Ethiopia talks could be outpacedA United States envoy says he sees “massive progress” in talks with Ethiopia’s warring sides toward a cease-fire, but he fears it will be outpaced by “alarming” military developments in the yearlong war in Africa’s second-most populous country.
Ethiopia PM says he will lead army 'from the battlefront'
Read full article: Ethiopia PM says he will lead army 'from the battlefront'Ethiopia’s prime minister says he will lead his country’s army “from the battlefront” as of Tuesday, a dramatic new step by the Nobel Peace Prize-winner in a devastating yearlong war.
Ethiopia's economy hit as major clothing maker closes shop
Read full article: Ethiopia's economy hit as major clothing maker closes shopEthiopia’s once rapidly growing economy is taking another hit tied to its yearlong war, with global clothing manufacturer PVH Corp_ saying it's closing its facility there because of the “speed and volatility of the escalating situation.”.
US warns pilots of weapon fire as war nears Ethiopia capital
Read full article: US warns pilots of weapon fire as war nears Ethiopia capitalThe United States is warning pilots that planes operating at one of Africa’s busiest airports could be “directly or indirectly exposed to ground weapons fire and/or surface-to-air fire” as Ethiopia’s war nears the capital, Addis Ababa.
Top US envoy appeals for preservation of democracy in Africa
Read full article: Top US envoy appeals for preservation of democracy in AfricaU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has begun his first official visit to Africa with an appeal for the preservation of democracy in politically and ethnically fractured societies.
People fleeing Ethiopia allege attacks, forced conscription
Read full article: People fleeing Ethiopia allege attacks, forced conscriptionPeople fleeing Ethiopia say a new round of deadly attacks and forced conscription has begun against ethnic Tigrayans who remain in an area now controlled by Amhara regional authorities in collaboration with soldiers from neighboring Eritrea.
UN Security Council calls for end to Ethiopia hostilities
Read full article: UN Security Council calls for end to Ethiopia hostilitiesThe U.N. Security Council has called for an end to the intensifying and expanding conflict in Ethiopia,, and for unhindered access for humanitarian aid to tackle the world’s worst hunger crisis in a decade in the war-torn Tigray region.
Tigray, other groups form alliance against Ethiopia's leader
Read full article: Tigray, other groups form alliance against Ethiopia's leaderTigray forces have joined with other armed and opposition groups in an alliance against Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to seek a political transition after a year of devastating war.
Facebook removes Ethiopian PM's post for inciting violence
Read full article: Facebook removes Ethiopian PM's post for inciting violenceFacebook says it has removed a post by Ethiopia’s prime minister that urged citizens to rise up and “bury” the rival Tigray forces who now threaten the capital as the country’s war reaches the one-year mark.
UN report says Ethiopia's war marked by 'extreme brutality'
Read full article: UN report says Ethiopia's war marked by 'extreme brutality'The U.N. human rights chief says Ethiopia’s yearlong war has been marked by “extreme brutality" as a joint investigation into alleged atrocities faults all sides for committing abuses.
Ethiopia orders emergency as Tigray forces threaten capital
Read full article: Ethiopia orders emergency as Tigray forces threaten capitalEthiopia’s government has declared a national state of emergency as rival Tigray forces threaten to move on the capital and the country’s yearlong war escalates quickly.
Ethiopia's PM defiant as rival Tigray forces make advances
Read full article: Ethiopia's PM defiant as rival Tigray forces make advancesEthiopia’s prime minister has called on citizens to redouble their efforts to combat the rival Tigray forces who claim to have seized key cities on a major highway leading to the capital A move on the capital of Addis Ababa is a new phase in the war that has killed thousands of people since fighting broke out a year ago between Ethiopian and allied forces and Tigray ones who had long dominated the national government.
New airstrikes hit capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region
Read full article: New airstrikes hit capital of Ethiopia's Tigray regionResidents say new airstrikes have hit the capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region and another community as video footage shows injured people with bloodied faces being carried into ambulances.
Witnesses: Ethiopian military airstrikes hit Tigray capital
Read full article: Witnesses: Ethiopian military airstrikes hit Tigray capitalWitnesses say Ethiopian military airstrikes have hit the capital of the country’s Tigray region and killed at least three people, returning the war abruptly to Mekele after several months of peace.
'God have mercy': Tigray residents describe life under siege
Read full article: 'God have mercy': Tigray residents describe life under siegeIn the capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region, a year of war and months of government-enforced deprivation have left the city of a half-million people with a rapidly dwindling stock of food, fuel, medicine and cash.
Ethiopia airs claims about UN officials; UN seeks documents
Read full article: Ethiopia airs claims about UN officials; UN seeks documentsDays after kicking out seven U.N. officials, Ethiopia is accusing them without providing evidence of inflating the magnitude of humanitarian crisis in its Tigray region.
Ethiopian PM begins 2nd term saying war exacts 'heavy price'
Read full article: Ethiopian PM begins 2nd term saying war exacts 'heavy price'Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has begun a second five-year term running a country in the grip of a nearly year-long war against Tigray forces who he describes as “hateful” toward the nation.
Ethiopia's Oromo protest, demand freedom for jailed leaders
Read full article: Ethiopia's Oromo protest, demand freedom for jailed leadersMembers of Ethiopia’s largest ethnic group, the Oromo, are protesting against the government and have called for the release of jailed opposition figures as they gathered for their annual Thanksgiving festival of Irreecha.
Ethiopia expels UN officials amid Tigray blockade pressure
Read full article: Ethiopia expels UN officials amid Tigray blockade pressureEthiopia says it is kicking out seven United Nations officials whom it accuses of “meddling" in the country's internal affairs as pressure grows on the government over its deadly blockade of the Tigray region.
The AP Interview: Ethiopia crisis 'stain on our conscience'
Read full article: The AP Interview: Ethiopia crisis 'stain on our conscience'The United Nations humanitarian chief calls the crisis in Ethiopia a “stain on our conscience" as children and others starve to death in the Tigray region under what the U.N. calls a de facto government blockade of food, medical supplies and fuel.
At scene of Ethiopia's new killings, some fight, some flee
Read full article: At scene of Ethiopia's new killings, some fight, some fleeAt the scene of one of the deadliest battles of Ethiopia’s 10-month Tigray conflict, witness accounts reflect the increasingly blurred line between combatant and civilian after the federal government urged all capable citizens to stop the Tigray forces “once and for all.”.
Report: 150 starved to death in Ethiopia's Tigray in August
Read full article: Report: 150 starved to death in Ethiopia's Tigray in AugustTigray forces in Ethiopia say at least 150 people starved to death last month in the Tigray region amid a near-complete blockade of food aid by federal and allied authorities.
US says food aid runs out this week in Ethiopia's Tigray
Read full article: US says food aid runs out this week in Ethiopia's TigrayThe United States is warning that food aid will run out this week for millions of hungry people under a blockade imposed by Ethiopia’s government on the embattled Tigray region.
UN says humanitarian conditions 'hellish' in Ethiopia's war
Read full article: UN says humanitarian conditions 'hellish' in Ethiopia's warThe United Nations secretary-general says humanitarian conditions in Ethiopia are “hellish” as the nine-month Tigray conflict spreads in Africa’s second most populous country.
Turkey offers to mediate between Ethiopia and Sudan
Read full article: Turkey offers to mediate between Ethiopia and SudanTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is urging Ethiopian leaders to find a peaceful resolution to the Tigray conflict in Ethiopia that has displaced tens of thousands and left millions hungry.
EXPLAINER: Why Ethiopia's war crisis is deepening by the day
Read full article: EXPLAINER: Why Ethiopia's war crisis is deepening by the dayThe United States says it's sending a special envoy to Ethiopia as the fast-moving conflict in the Tigray region has spread into neighboring regions and Ethiopia’s government calls on all able citizens to stop the resurgent Tigray forces “once and for all.”.
Ethiopia armed group says it has alliance with Tigray forces
Read full article: Ethiopia armed group says it has alliance with Tigray forcesA militant leader in Ethiopia says his group has struck a military alliance with the Tigray forces now pressing toward the capital, as the conflict that erupted in the Tigray region last year spreads into other parts of Africa’s second most populous country.
Amnesty reports widespread rapes 'with impunity' in Tigray
Read full article: Amnesty reports widespread rapes 'with impunity' in TigrayA new Amnesty International report says dozens of women have described shocking sexual assaults by Ethiopian soldiers and allied forces in the country’s Tigray conflict, and its researcher calls it striking how the perpetrators appeared to act without fear of punishment from their commanders.
Ethiopia calls "all capable" citizens to fight in Tigray war
Read full article: Ethiopia calls "all capable" citizens to fight in Tigray warEthiopia’s government has summoned “all capable” citizens to war, urging them to join the military and stop resurgent forces from the embattled Tigray region “once and for all."
At river where Tigrayan bodies floated, fears of 'many more'
Read full article: At river where Tigrayan bodies floated, fears of 'many more'From time to time, a body floating down the river separating Ethiopia’s troubled Tigray region from Sudan was a silent reminder of a war conducted in the shadows.
US genocide expert to press Ethiopia on Tigray aid blockade
Read full article: US genocide expert to press Ethiopia on Tigray aid blockadeThe U.S. official who wrote a Pulitzer Prize-winning book on genocide is visiting Ethiopia next week to press the government to lift what the U.S. calls a blockade on humanitarian aid to the conflict-hit Tigray region.
'I came here to fight': Rare footage of Ethiopia's Tigray
Read full article: 'I came here to fight': Rare footage of Ethiopia's TigrayVideo obtained by The Associated Press and smuggled out of Ethiopia's Tigray region gives a rare look at the dramatic turn in a conflict that has threatened to destabilize one of Africa’s most populous and powerful countries.
'Purely ethnic profiling': New wave of Tigrayans detained
Read full article: 'Purely ethnic profiling': New wave of Tigrayans detainedWitnesses say thousands of Tigrayans are being detained and their businesses closed in a new wave of ethnic targeting by Ethiopian authorities over the eight-month conflict in the Tigray region.