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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 …

China on Thursday said it would appoint a special envoy to the turbulent Horn of Africa and wanted to shift focus on the continent to trade over infrastructure. Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the comments in Kenya, which has been active in diplomatic efforts to halt war in Ethiopia since …

U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman will step down from his post this month after more than nine months in the job, Reuters reports. David Satterfield, the outgoing U.S. ambassador to Turkey, will take up the role, the report say. Feltman, a veteran U.S. diplomat, assumed …

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has returned to his usual work in the capital, Addis Ababa, after spending days leading federal troops to fight rebels in the north, his office said. “I am returning to the office as I have completed the first phase [of the conflict],” he was quoted …

The US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Jeffrey Feltman has warned an escalation of the fighting in Ethiopia is threatening any progress towards negotiating a ceasefire. Following a visit to Ethiopia, Jeffrey Feltman said both Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) seemed to …

Nine anti-government groups in Ethiopia have signed an alliance against Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s administration. The rebel groups include the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and Oromo Liberation Army (OLA). The government in Addis Ababa has said it’s on the brink of victory and will continue to fight what it …

Tigrayan forces say Mekelle, the capital of the war-torn Tigray region in northern Ethiopia, has been hit by airstrike for a second time this week, reports said. Kindeya Gebrehiwot, a member of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF)’s central committee, tweeted about the airstrike being carried out in the city …

Government in Ethiopia has blamed the rebel group, Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), for killing at least 30 civilians during recent attacks. In its latest statement, the government says the TPLF targeted areas in Amhara and Afar regional states, which both border Tigray, in “unwarranted attacks against innocent civilians”. Whereas …

Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), a rebel group in Ethiopia say federal troops and their allies have launched coordinated attacks on all fronts. They said heavy artillery, tanks, fighter jets and drones were being used against them, BBC News reports. A senior member of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front said …

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has taken oath for a new term. He now begins a five-year term in office after his party won the elections in June 2020. The Ethiopian Addis Standard newspaper tweeted a photo of the Mr Abiy taking the oath of office: #Ethiopia: PM Abiy Ahmed …