Ethiopian president goes to the battlefront as martyr
In an unusual move, Ethiopian President Abiy Ahmed, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, has decided to go to the battlefront in the war between Ethiopian troops and Tigray forces. He…
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Tigray’s capital hit by Ethiopian airstrikes
After several months of peace, violence returned to Tigray’s capital of Mekele with a round of airstrikes by Ethiopian forces. Mekele has been relatively calm since Tigray forces retook it…
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Tigray forces not backing down despite cease-fire
The violence in Ethiopia continues as Tigray forces say they are ready for any anticipated offensive from the neighboring Amhara region. Despite the cease-fire declared by the Ethiopian government, neither…
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Cease-fire declared in Tigray by Ethiopia
After nearly eight months of deadly conflict, Ethiopia has declared a cease-fire in Tigray. The Tigray interim administration had fled the regional capital and called for a cease-fire. The Associated…
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Airstrike kills 51 in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
The conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, which began in November, escalated as an airstrike hit the village of Togoga, killing at least 51 people. Ethiopian forces, supported by neighboring Eritrea,…
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Ethiopia votes in test for Abiy amid accusations of abuses
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopians voted Monday in a major test for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, whose rise to power initially seemed to signal a break with decades of…
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EU envoy says Ethiopia vowed to ‘wipe out’ Tigrayans
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s leaders in closed-door talks with a European Union special envoy earlier this year said “they are going to wipe out the Tigrayans for 100 years,”…
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Ethiopia at a ‘crossroads’ over ethnic fighting
Ethnic nationalism is tearing Ethiopia apart, as the national government asserts its authority in ethnic regions. A military crackdown in Tigray last fall escalated into a war with widespread atrocities…
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