Ethiopia: Conflict-Hit Tigray, Drought-Stricken Hararghe Face Ipc Phase 3 Food Insecurity As Harvest Falters

Conflict-related disruptions in Tigray and severe rainfall deficits in eastern Ethiopia are prolonging food insecurity, with crisis-level conditions classified as Phase 3 of the… Read more »

Ethiopia: Tigray Military Referral Hospital Damaged, Looted As Ex-Fighters Urge Urgent Humanitarian Assistance

Renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia has marked a serious escalation since the November 2022 Pretoria Agreement, which ended the two-year war between the federal government and… Read more »

Ethiopia: Eritrean Troops Reportedly Deploy in Tigray As Tension With Ethiopia Escalate

Eritrean troops have reportedly entered parts of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, with local officials and residents telling Agence France-Presse (AFP) that soldiers in Eritrean… Read more »

Egypt: Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan Converge As Tensions With Ethiopia Deepen

Leaders of Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea and Somalia have reaffirmed their opposition to unilateral actions and interference in the affairs of states, while asserting the role of Red Sea… Read more »

Ethiopia: U.S. Lawmakers, Europe Peace Foundation Urge Dialogue As Fighting Escalates in Ethiopia

The Europe Peace Foundation and three US lawmakers have separately called for an immediate end to hostilities in Ethiopia, urging the parties to return to negotiations as fighting… Read more »

Ethiopia: Alamata Fighting Leaves Trail of Civilian Casualties - Adigrat Eparch Appeals for Help

More than 50 civilians have reportedly been killed in and around Alamata, southern Tigray, during several days of intense fighting in late September, as renewed hostilities in… Read more »

Ethiopia: Who Gets to Author Ethiopia's Political Order? Why the Crisis Is About More Than Identity Politics

A familiar explanation of Ethiopia's recurring crises starts with identity: politics organized around nationality can harden boundaries, reward exclusionary mobilization, and… Read more »

Ethiopia: UN Warns Northern Ethiopia Escalation Threatens Civilians, Aid Operations

The United Nations has raised fresh concerns over the rapidly evolving conflict in northern Ethiopia, warning that renewed fighting is exposing civilians, including people… Read more »

Ethiopia: From Battle Lines to Common Ground - Conflict-Resolution Strategy for Ethiopia's Political Elites

In less than a decade, Ethiopia has reached another critical moment in its political history. On September 20, seven Ethiopian opposition and armed groups announced the formation… Read more »

Ethiopia: More Than 700 'War-Wounded' Patients Reach Northwestern, Southern Tigray Hospitals As Fighting Intensifies: MSF

More than 720 people wounded in renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia have arrived at hospitals in the Tigray region since 22 September, Médecins Sans Frontières… Read more »

Ethiopia: 'Stakes Are Too High': U.S. Senators Urge Rubio to Act As Ethiopia Conflict Escalates

Six U.S. senators have urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the State Department to engage Ethiopia's federal government, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan Army Rejects Ethiopia's Claims of Backing Armed Opposition Coalition

The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) has rejected accusations by Ethiopia's military chief that Khartoum is supporting an alliance of armed and political groups opposed to the federal… Read more »

Ethiopia: As Fighting Intensifies, Humanitarian Source Estimates At Least 150,000 Displaced in Afar, Tigray TV Hit By Drone

At least 150,000 people have been displaced in Ethiopia's Afar region amid intensifying fighting between Tigrayan forces and federal troops, a humanitarian source cited by AFP… Read more »

Ethiopia: Tigray IDPs Face Critical Malnutrition, Severe Medicine Shortages Amid Humanitarian Gaps

Internally displaced people (IDPs) across Ethiopia's Tigray region are facing severe shortages of food, shelter, healthcare, clean water, electricity and multipurpose cash… Read more »

Ethiopia: U.S. Condemns Drone Strike On Catholic Relief Convoy in Tigray, Urges Investigation, Dialogue

The United States has condemned a reported drone strike on a humanitarian convoy carrying lifesaving assistance to internally displaced people (IDPs) in Ethiopia's Tigray Region,… Read more »

Ethiopia: UN Voices Concern Over Worsening Security Situation, Armed-Group Coalition and Drone Strikes in Ethiopia

The United Nations has expressed deep concern over what it described as a worsening security situation in Ethiopia, citing the formation of a new coalition of armed groups,… Read more »

Ethiopia: Seven Ethiopian Armed Groups Formally Announce Formation of a Coalition

Seven Ethiopian opposition and armed groups have formally announced the formation of a coalition they called the Ethiopian Peoples' Forces Coalition for Survival, declaring a joint… Read more »

Ethiopia: News - Ola Describes Emerging Alliance Among Opposition Armed Groups As Procedural Consensus, Not Political Agreement

The Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) has described an emerging alliance among opposition armed groups in Ethiopia as a "procedural consensus," stressing that it does not constitute an… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan Says It Does Not Want War With Ethiopia Amid Rising Tensions

Sudan does not want to go to war with Ethiopia despite what it describes as an increasingly "hostile position from Addis Abeba", Gen. Malik Agar, deputy head of Sudan's Sovereignty… Read more »

Somalia: Al-Shabab Remains Stronger Than Ever After Two Decades of Peacekeeping in Somalia, Foreign Policy Reports

The al-Qaeda-affiliated Al-Shabab has regained significant territory in Somalia despite two decades of African Union-led military interventions and billions of dollars in… Read more »

Ethiopia: Amid Escalating Federal-Tigray Tensions, Debretsion Says Alliance Has Become 'Irreversible'

Amid escalating tensions and renewed clashes between Ethiopia's federal forces and Tigrayan forces, Tigray Government President Debretsion Gebremichael (PhD) has said an alliance… Read more »

Somalia: Outmaneuvering Mogadishu, Anchoring Somali Federalism - Ahmed Madobe and Jubaland's Architecture of Resilience

In the volatile geopolitical landscape of the Horn of Africa, few political leaders have demonstrated the tactical flexibility, institutional resilience, and strategic endurance… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan's Burhan Inspects Army's Readiness in Blue Nile State Amid Escalating Clashes and Reported RSF Buildup Near Ethiopia Border

Sudanese Sovereign Council Chairman and army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan inspected military forces and operational readiness in Blue Nile State as clashes intensify between the… Read more »

Ethiopia: Tigray Education Bureau Decries 'Pattern of Drone Destruction'

The Tigray Education Bureau has accused the Ethiopian government of intensifying attacks against the region's education system, saying a series of air and drone strikes in 2026 has… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia Joins Regional Maritime Security Talks in Nairobi Amid Growing Red Sea Threats, UN Says

Ethiopia participated in a two-day Maritime Law Enforcement Dialogue held in Nairobi this week, bringing together security officials from Ethiopia, Yemen, Djibouti and Somalia to… Read more »