Tag: Ethiopia

(Ethiopia) The Conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region: What to Know (CFR)

Michelle Gavin The military campaign has resulted in a humanitarian crisis and fears of regional instability. A path forward will require international cooperation, careful diplomacy, and...

(Ethiopia) Ethiopia: Unlawful Shelling of Tigray Urban Areas (HRW)

Ethiopian federal forces carried out apparently indiscriminate shelling of urban areas in the Tigray region in November 2020 in violation of the laws of war,...

(Ethiopia) Finding a Path to Peace in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region (Crisis Group)

https://www.crisisgroup.org/africa/horn-africa/ethiopia/167-finding-path-peace-ethiopias-tigray-region

(Sudan/Ethiopia) Sudan warns further filling of Ethiopian Nile dam threatens national security (Euractiv)

https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/sudan-warns-further-filling-of-ethiopian-nile-dam-threatens-national-security/

(Ethiopia) UN, Ethiopia strike a deal over aid workers’ access to Tigray (Al Jazeera)

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/7/ethiopia

(Ethiopia) The struggle over political finance in Ethiopia’s transition (Clingendael)

Jos Meester https://www.clingendael.org/publication/struggle-over-political-finance-ethiopias-transition

(Ethiopia) Ethiopia’s Tigray Conflict Threatens to Spill Over (Syndication Bureau)

Dnyanesh Kamat https://syndicationbureau.com/en/ethiopias-tigray-conflict-threatens-to-spill-over/

(Ethiopia) Ethiopia Says Tigray Back to ‘Normalcy,’ but Witnesses See Disaster (VoA)

https://www.voanews.com/africa/ethiopia-tigray/ethiopia-says-tigray-back-normalcy-witnesses-see-disaster

(Ethiopia) ‘Disturbing’ rape allegations in Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict: UN (Al Jazeera)

The UN called on all parties involved in the hostilities to commit to a zero-tolerance policy for sex crimes. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/22/disturbing-rape-allegations-in-ethiopias-tigray-conflict-un

(Ethiopia) Starvation crisis looms as aid groups seek urgent Tigray access (Zecharias Zelalem, Al Jazeera)

Following his declaration of military victory against rebellious forces in Ethiopia’s Tigray nearly two months ago, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced that the rebuilding...

(Ethiopia/Sudan) What is reigniting a border dispute between Ethiopia and Sudan? (Al Jazeera)

Ethiopia and Sudan are warning each other against worsening an historic border dispute. They have fought over the fertile al-Fashaga region for a century. Although...

(Ethiopia) Ethiopia conflict: Outrage over damage to Tigray mosque (Zecharias Zelalem, Middle East Eye)

Details of the damage inflicted on the al-Nejashi mosque - believed to be one of the oldest mosques in Africa - took weeks to...

(Ethiopia) Tigray: Ethiopian army kills ex-Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin (Al Jazeera)

Former foreign minister among three prominent TPLF officials killed after refusing to surrender, government says. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/13/ethiopia-says-former-foreign-minister-killed-by-military

(Ethiopia) Over 80 civilians killed in latest west Ethiopia massacre: EHRC (Al Jazeera)

Age of victims of attack in Metekel zone in Benishangul-Gumuz region ranged between two and 45, says Ethiopian Human Rights Commission. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/13/over-80-killed-in-west-ethiopia-attack-rights-commission

(Sudan/Ethiopia) Sudan says Ethiopian military plane crossed its border (Al Jazeera)

Ethiopia denies Sudan’s claim, which it said was a ‘dangerous escalation’ in the border dispute between both sides. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/13/sudan-says-ethiopian-military-aircraft-crossed-its-border

(Ethiopia) Ethiopia says it killed 15 Tigray forces, captured 8 (Al Jazeera)

Ethiopia’s military has said it killed 15 members of the Tigray region’s former ruling party and captured eight others. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/11/ethiopia-says-it-killed-15-members-of-tigray-forces-captured-8