Tigray

Ethiopian government, Tigray agree to end fighting after 2 years

November 03, 2022 10:17 am

The war in Africa's second-most populous country, which marks two years on Friday, has seen abuses documented on both sides, with millions of people displaced and many near famine.

Ethiopia, Tigray head invited to peace talks in South Africa

October 05, 2022 1:40 pm

If Debretsion Gebremichael attends the proposed talks between the Tigray and Ethiopian sides, it will be the highest-level effort yet to end the two-year war that has killed thousands of people from conflict and starvation.

Drone strikes hit Ethiopia's Tigray region after ceasefire offer, say local authorities

September 13, 2022 7:50 pm

The air strike happened days after Tigray's regional government said it was ready for a ceasefire and would accept an African Union-led peace process in its war with the central government that erupted in November 2020.

Explained: The Tigray crisis, which the WHO chief suggests has been ignored due to racism

August 27, 2022 5:22 pm

Speaking at a virtual media briefing on August 17, Tedros called the situation in Tigray the “worst humanitarian crisis in the world” and questioned whether the lack of response from global leaders had to do with “the colour of the skin of the people”.

Lack of help for Tigray crisis due to skin colour, says WHO chief

August 18, 2022 9:08 am

In an emotional statement at a press briefing, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus — himself an ethnic Tigrayan — said the situation caused by the conflict in his home country is worse than any other humanitarian crisis in the world.

Ethiopia declares humanitarian truce in war-ravaged Tigray

March 25, 2022 2:12 pm

Ethiopia's government has faced growing international pressure to ease restrictions on the flow of humanitarian aid into Tigray.

Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict has impacted an unlikely group—hundreds of Indian professors

December 04, 2021 12:31 pm

While the respect and goodwill cultivated over decades by Indian educators in Ethiopia has remained, the ongoing domestic turbulence has resulted in concerns for the future of the large community of Indian academics in the country and whether they will still be able to contribute to the country’s education system.

'You can't even cry loudly': Counting Ethiopia's war dead

November 15, 2021 6:35 pm

Tigrayans, a minority of some 6 million, were encircled as a falling-out with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize winner, turned deadly

Ethiopia detains UN staffers, accuses them of 'terror act'

November 10, 2021 9:32 am

Ethiopia's government has said it's detaining people suspected of supporting the rival Tigray forces who have been fighting the government for the past year.

New alliance wants to oust Ethiopia's PM by talks or force

November 06, 2021 12:41 pm

Announcing the formation of the United Front of Ethiopian Federalist and Confederalist Forces at an event in Washington, the alliance said it was setting up a command to coordinate military and political efforts.

Ethiopia and Tigray broker peace deal after suffering damages for 2 years

November 03, 2022 4:09 pm