Tag: Ethiopia

Ethiopia arrests Associated Press freelance journalist (Al Jazeera)

Police in conflict-hit Ethiopia have arrested a freelance video journalist working for The Associated Press (AP), the United States news agency and state media...

Understanding the local space is central to the analysis of the many climate-related mobility practices present in Ethiopia (Neil Anthony Webster, Zerihun Mohammed, Dessalegn...

Climate change is widely expected to produce new and/or intensified mobility patterns, including migration and displacement. However, research on the relationship between climate change...

Time to End Ethiopia’s Unwinnable Civil War (Crisis Group)

Federal forces have recorded gains in recent weeks but Ethiopia’s brutal civil war may well grind on without a winner. Addis Ababa must let...

Tigray rebels retake Ethiopian Heritage town Lalibela: Residents (Al Jazeera)

Tigray rebels have recaptured the north Ethiopian town of Lalibela, Reuters and AFP news agency have reported, citing local residents, less than two weeks...

How armed drones may have helped turn the tide in Ethiopia’s war (Alex Gatopoulos, Al Jazeera)

Ethiopia’s 13-month war has seen yet another dramatic turn as the federal government’s counteroffensive against fighters from the northern Tigray region has made substantial...

The Window for a Negotiated Settlement in Ethiopia’s War is Closing as the Country Faces Protracted Civil War (Michael Horton, The Jamestown Foundation)

On November 22, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced that he was leaving the capital, Addis Ababa, for the frontlines of the country’s civil...

Rights experts call for end to violence against women in Tigray conflict (UN News)

Experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council have called for urgent action to end violence against women and girls caught in the Tigray...

Ethiopian gov’t says it retook string of towns from Tigray forces (Al Jazeera)

The Ethiopian government says its forces recaptured Shewa Robit, a town some 220km (135 miles) from the capital Addis Ababa, which was claimed last...

Ethiopia denies attack on Sudan, blames rebels for violence (Al Jazeera)

Ethiopia has denied it staged an attack over the weekend along its shared border with Sudan, blaming unrest in the disputed zone on rebels...

Ethiopian gov’t forces in control of Chifra: State media (Al Jazeera)

Ethiopia’s state-run broadcaster has said government forces were in control of the town of Chifra in Afar region, their first major seizure since Prime...

Blinken calls for negotiations amid Ethiopia military escalation (Al Jazeera)

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is greatly concerned about Ethiopia’s military escalation and called for urgent negotiations over the crisis, a US State...

Sudan military says several soldiers killed in Ethiopian attack (Al Jazeera)

Sudan’s military says several Sudanese soldiers were killed in an attack by Ethiopian forces in a disputed border region. In a statement on Saturday, Sudan’s...

Ethiopia PM pledges victory in video from front line: State media (Al Jazeera)

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has pledged victory, in what state-affiliated media said was his first message after heading to the front line this...

What would a full-blown conflict mean for Ethiopia’s future? (Al Jazeera)

Ethiopia’s year-long conflict in the north is threatening to descend into a widening civil war. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced this week he will lead the battle...

Can Ethiopia avert deepening turmoil and prioritise peace? (Ahmed Soliman, Al Jazeera)

Ethiopia’s devastating civil war recently entered into its second year. The conflict between the federal government and the Tigray Defence Forces (TDF) has metastasised...

Ethiopia: Humanitarian aid needed as situation deteriorates in Tigray (UN News)

With the dire humanitarian situation in Tigray, Ethiopia, continuing to deteriorate, it is critical to establish a regular flow of humanitarian aid into the region, the Deputy Spokesman for the...