Leaders of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in Ethiopia on Sunday accused neighboring Eritrean forces of attacking Tigray forces. TPLF’s spokesperson, Getachew Reda tweeted that fresh attacks had been launched against the group’s forces. The Eritrean military launched fresh attacks against our forces yesterday in Sigem Kofolo, #AfiTsetser, located …
Read More »European Union calls an urgent session on Ethiopia situation
The European Union has called an urgent session of the UN Human Rights Council to investigate human rights violations and further atrocities in the Ethiopian Tigray region. The Friday session, which was requested by the European Union, will decide whether to appoint an international team to investigate violations that human …
Read More »Ethiopia: rebels accused of destroying health centers
Government in Ethiopia has accused rebels of being behind the attacks that destroyed several health facilities in the northern part of the country. According to the government, nearly two million people in Ethiopia’s Amhara and Afar regions have no access to healthcare after rebels loyal to the Tigray People’s Liberation …
Read More »Ethiopia: rebels accuse government of blocking Tigray region
Ethiopia’s rebel fighters say a government blockade on the northern region of Tigray is to blame for the devastation that has left nearly a million people on the verge of starvation,the BBC reports. But the federal government has blamed the situation on them. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front, which is …
Read More »Ethiopia: Tigray forces say they seek new military alliance
Forces from Ethiopia’s rebellious Tigray region said on Wednesday they were in talks to forge a military alliance with insurgents from Ethiopia’s most populous region, Oromiya, heaping pressure on the central government in Addis Ababa. The move could signal an escalation in the country’s nine-month-old war and comes a day …
Read More »Tigrayan rebels reject US call to leave historic town of Lalibela
A day after seizing the Lalibela historic town, a UN World Heritage site in Amhara State, rebels in Ethiopia’s Tigray region rejected calls by the United States to leave neighboring regions. On Thursday, Tigrayan forces took control of the town of Lalibela, with its rock-hewn churches, which is of great …
Read More »What’s really going on in Ethiopia’s Tigray region?
It’s been 100 days since fighting broke out in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region. In that time, hundreds of thousands of people have been forced out of their homes. Many are going hungry. “I’m sheltered at my friends and I rely on them … I have no work,” one of the …
Read More »President Tshisekedi becomes the new African Union chairman
Félix Tshisekedi, president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has now taken over the helm of the African Union to serve as the chairman for one-year. He replaces his south African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa, following the African Union’s 34th summit on Saturday. But Tshisekedi faces big challenges this year with …
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