Blinken arrives in Ethiopia as part of bid to boost US engagement in
Issued on: 14/03/2023 – 22:23 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived late Tuesday in Ethiopia on a bid to support the peace process after...
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‘Strongmen are beginning to lose power’: acting Human Rights Watch
Issued on: 12/01/2023 – 12:47 FRANCE 24 spoke to Tirana Hassan, acting executive director of Human Rights Watch, which is publishing its annual report this...
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Fightings spreads in Ethiopia as air strike targets Tigray’s capital
Issued on: 31/08/2022 – 21:45 Fighting in northern Ethiopia between government forces and Tigrayan rebels erupted along a new front on Wednesday, the warring sides...
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Air strike hits capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region as fighting resumes
Issued on: 26/08/2022 – 13:58 An air strike hit Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region on Friday, which local media controlled by the...
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Rights groups accuse Ethiopian forces of committing war crimes in Tigray
Issued on: 06/04/2022 – 04:07 Security forces and their allies in a disputed part of conflict-hit northern Ethiopia committed abuses against Tigrayans that amounted to...
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Nearly 40 percent of Tigrayans face ‘extreme lack of food’, UN warns
Issued on: 29/01/2022 – 08:21 Nearly 40 percent of people in Ethiopia’s Tigray are suffering “an extreme lack of food” in the face of an...
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Aid agencies suspend work in northwest Tigray after deadly air strike
Issued on: 09/01/2022 – 20:27 Aid agencies have suspended their work in an area of Ethiopia’s Tigray region after a deadly air strike on a...
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Ethiopian air strike on Tigray camp for displaced kills dozens, say aid workers
Issued on: 08/01/2022 – 19:19 An air strike in Ethiopia’s Tigray region killed 56 people and injured 30, including children, in a camp for displaced...
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Ethiopia announces amnesty for prominent opposition figures
Issued on: 07/01/2022 – 22:54 The Ethiopian government announced Friday it was pardoning a number of high-profile political prisoners, including members of the rebel Tigray...
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10 top news stories in 2021
The 2021 news cycle was, just like in 2020, dominated by the Covid-19 pandemic. But there were other major events around the world that hit...
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Tigray rebels retake town of Lalibela in northern Ethiopia
Issued on: 13/12/2021 – 07:42 Tigray rebels on Sunday recaptured the north Ethiopian town of Lalibela, home to a UNESCO world heritage site, local residents...
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Ethiopian govt claims recapture of two key towns, rebels say it’s ‘part of plan’
Issued on: 07/12/2021 – 08:44 Ethiopia’s government said Monday it had recaptured two strategic towns from rebel fighters, the latest in a rapid series of...