NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s spreading Tigray conflict faced a dangerous escalation Friday as an Amhara regional official said Amhara forces will launch an…
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Ethiopian forces vow to crush ‘the terrorist group’ in a new offensive
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s spreading Tigray conflict faced a dangerous escalation Friday as an Amhara regional official said Amhara forces will launch an…
In Ethiopia’s war, a retreat worthy of African ideals
A leader’s admission of atrocities in Tigray fulfills a principle of accountability. By the Monitor’s Editorial Board Over the past quarter century, Africa’s…
Ethiopia votes in greatest electoral test yet for PM Abiy
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia was voting Monday in the greatest electoral test yet for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed as war…
Ethiopia: war in Tigray threatens to end Abiy’s dream of unity
At a makeshift shelter in a school in Mekelle, capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region, Gezae Wolderaphael, an aquiline-featured young sesame farmer, shows what he…
Comment on ‘Clean out our insides’: Ethiopia detains Tigrayans amid war by Agazian
We are back to the red terror era of the Megistu regime in Oromia. Abiye ordered to kill young men and women…
Attackers kill at least 20 in attack in Ethiopia’s Oromiya region, says official
Reuters – Gunmen killed at least 20 people last week in western Ethiopia, a regional government official said on Thursday, in what…
‘Clean out our insides’: Ethiopia detains Tigrayans amid war
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia has swept up thousands of ethnic Tigrayans into detention centers across the country on accusations that they…
The Weeknd donates $1m to Ethiopians in conflict
R&B singer The Weeknd has promised to donate $1m (£700,000) to Ethiopians caught up in the conflict in Tigray. The star, born…
How to Stop Ethnic Nationalism From Tearing Ethiopia Apart
BY ADDISU LASHITEW | First Published in Foreign Policy On Nov. 28, 2020, Ethiopia’s military took control of Mekele, the capital of Tigray…