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Tigray’s rebel forces in northern Ethiopia region have called on the international community to enforce an immediate ceasefire between them and the Ethiopian government or help them defend themselves, the group said in a statement on Twitter. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) called on the international community to “compel …

Forces in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region on Sunday said they are ready for a ceasefire and would accept an African Union-led peace process. Tigray forces have been fighting central government for nearly two years. “We are ready to abide by an immediate and mutually agreed cessation of hostilities,” the Tigrayan …

Sudan’s foreign ministry has summoned Ethiopian ambassador Yibeltal Aemeru after he accused Khartoum of violating diplomatic norms, the official Sudanese news agency (Suna) reported. According to the news agency, the ambassador told local media that “Ethiopian forces had shot down a plane carrying weapons for the Tigray People’s Liberation Front …

Sudan recalled its envoy to Addis Ababa and summoned Ethiopia’s ambassador in protest at the alleged execution of seven Sudanese soldiers in a contested border area, the BBC reported. Ethiopia has denied that its army is responsible for killings – saying in a statement that it regretted the “loss of …

Authorities in Ethiopia’s Tigray region have welcomed the ceasefire in the region and said they will do everything possible to ensure its success. It comes after the federal government earlier announced an indefinite humanitarian truce in the country’s civil war. In a statement, the Tigrayan forces said they were committed …

The Ethiopian human rights body has accused rebels of killing at least 750 civilians in the northern Afar and Amhara regions in the second half of last year. More than half died in air strikes and heavy artillery fire, it said, adding that the rest died in extra-judicial killings. It …

Authorities in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region have warned of the deteriorating humanitarian situation and blamed the government-imposed blockade for increasing hunger levels. According to the United Nations, no aid convoy has reached Tigray since mid-December and nine million people need food aid in three regions. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front …

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is expected at the country’s federal parliament to speak to lawmakers about the conflict in the Tigray region. This is the first time Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed will address parliament since winning a second term in June. Ethiopian federal forces have been fighting rebels loyal …

US State Department spokesman Ned Price has welcomed the lifting of the state of emergency in Ethiopia and called on authorities for the release of detainees. According to the spokesperson, the lifting of the state of emergency was “another important step” by the Ethiopian government paving the way “for a …

Ethiopian parliament on Tuesday voted for an early end to a six-month state of emergency, effective immediately, adding to signs that a bloody conflict between the government and rebellious Tigrayan forces could be easing, Reuters reports. It follows the proposal by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s cabinet last month to end …