January 09
Africa: The Naval Agreement With Somaliland Raises New Tensions in the Horn of Africa
Tensions are increasing in the Horn of Africa in connection with the agreement between Somaliland and Ethiopia on access to the Red Sea (see Fides 3/1/2024) and the internal… Read more »
January 03
Ethiopia: Will the Agreement Between Ethiopia and Somaliland Cause a Geopolitical Earthquake?
Will there be a geopolitical earthquake in the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea? Read more »
September 07, 2023
Ethiopia: Conflicts Continue in the Tigray Region - Demonstrations and Arrests On the Eve of the Ethiopian New Year
Some members of the opposition were arrested in Tigray on the eve of a demonstration scheduled for today, 7 September 2023, in Mekele, against the Tigray People Liberation Front… Read more »
August 08, 2023
Ethiopia: Clashes in the Amhara Region - Bishops - 'Stop the Fighting and Start a Dialogue'
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Ethiopia has made a plea to the combatants, asking them to immediately cease the ongoing war between the Amhara militia (Fano) and the Ethiopian… Read more »
December 17, 2022
Ethiopia: Adigrat Overwhelmed By More Than 100,000 New Displaced People
"Our city is overwhelmed by a multitude of newLY displaced people who have arrived from the border areas. More than 100,000 people live in the city and in the nearby villages,… Read more »
November 25, 2022
Ethiopia: Peace Talks Raise Hope 'But People Are Exhausted and Need Help'
"Despite the enormous difficulties caused by the crisis, the effects of the conflicts, climate change and the severe drought that are afflicting our country, the population at… Read more »
October 11, 2022
Ethiopia: Peace Talks Postponed to a Date to Be Defined
Hopes of further peace talks launched by the African Union (AU) in South Africa to find a solution to the conflict in the Tigray region (see Fides 6/10/2022), faded on the same… Read more »
October 06, 2022
South Africa: Peace Talks in South Africa for the Largest Ongoing War On Our Planet
While the death toll of the drone attack against internally displaced people in Adi Daero, in western Tigray, registered on October 4, 2022, continues to increase, the president of… Read more »
October 03, 2022
Ethiopia: Bombing Continues in Tigray and Humanitarian Aid Is Completely Blocked
"The bombings that continue to hit northern Ethiopia are getting stronger, they are annihilating the civilian population. We cannot have data on the exact number of dead and… Read more »
October 04, 2022
Ethiopia: The World War in Africa in the Midst of a Media Blackout
Ethiopia is turning into a world war in Africa, with tens of thousands of deaths in recent months, potentially unreported, while Tigray rebels fight against a coalition of armies… Read more »
September 21, 2022
Ethiopia: Tigray - An Emergency for Hundreds of Thousands of Displaced Civilians
"The Eritrean army is recalling the reservists and recruiting many young people to be sent to the front. They are trying to conquer Axum, Adigrat, Shire and enter Macallè,… Read more »
September 07, 2022
Ethiopia: Concern for a Possible Escalation of the Conflict
The atrocious conflict underway in Tigray continues in the worst ways. After a brief respite, the fighting resumed on August 24, and is expanding rapidly. There is news of the… Read more »
September 03, 2022
Ethiopia: Stop the War! Catholic Church Urges Parties to Dialogue and Peace
The bloody war that has been raging in the country since November 2020 is leading to the destruction of national wealth and economic depression. In this context, the Ethiopian… Read more »
September 05, 2022
Ethiopia: Food Insecurity in Tigray - Salesians Provide People With Essential Goods
"Wheat, multivitamins, cooking oil, noodles, rice and salt are some of the relief items sent to the people of Tigray. From May to July, hygiene items, soap and 400 blankets were… Read more »
Egypt: GERD - Churches Support Agreed and Beneficial Solutions for Egypt and Ethiopia
The Coptic Church and the Orthodox Church of Ethiopia continue to put their ties of ecclesial communion at the service of the ongoing political negotiations between Egypt and… Read more »
April 20, 2022
Ethiopia: Humanitarian Truce in Tigray Is At Stake
Hundreds of thousands of Tigrayans are dying of hunger. The humanitarian truce that began on March 24 is already at stake. The government has allowed only one aid convoy to enter… Read more »