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PM Abiy Tells African Envoys Ethiopia Must Act Against Tigray

African Unions envoys meeting Friday with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali ended with no apparent progess towards averting an attack on Mekelle, capital of the northern Tigray region. Abiy has demanded that regional forces surrender and urged international actors not to intervene, saying Ethiopia is capable of resolving the situation internally.

The envoys, three former presidents - Liberia's Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Mozambique's Joaquim Chissano and Kgalema Motlanthe from South Africa - have been seeking a negotiated solution for the conflict, which has already displaced 43,000 Ethiopians, according to UNHCR. In a statement after the meeting, Abiy expressed "utmost gratitude to President @CyrilRamaphosa & his Special Envoys for their concerted effort to understand our rule of law operations," he said in a Tweet. "Receiving the wisdom & counsel of respected African elders is a precious continental culture that we value greatly in Ethiopia." The African Union in a communique described the positions outlined by the prime minister but gave no indication of any further actions by the envoys.

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Ethiopian Prime Minister meeting with envoys from the African Union - former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former Mozambique President Joaquim Chissano and former South African President Kgalema Motlanthe.

Ethiopia: PM Abiy Defends Tigray Crackdown, Agrees to Dialogue With 'Legal' Political Parties

East African, 27 November 2020

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Friday said the military crackdown on the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) was a necessary operation to protect the country from… Read more »
Africa: Ethiopia's Abiy Vows to Press On Despite Meeting AU Envoys

RFI, 27 November 2020

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed met on Friday with three African Union (AU) envoys, former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former Mozambique President Joaquim… Read more »

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Africa: Communique on the Visit of the African Union Envoys To Ethiopia

African Union, 27 November 2020

The African Union Envoys to the Democratic Federal Republic of Ethiopia, His Excellency Joaquim Alberto Chissano, former President of the Republic of Mozambique, His Excellency… Read more »
Africa: PM Abiy Briefs AU Special Envoys On Law Enforcement Operation in Tigray Region

ENA, 27 November 2020

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed held discussion today with AU special envoys and briefed them about the current law enforcement operation underway in Tigary Regional State against the… Read more »
Ethiopia: Avoiding a Bloodbath in Ethiopia's Mekelle

Crisis Group, 27 November 2020

Fighting between the Ethiopian army and Tigray forces has arrived near the region's biggest city, home to half a million residents. Addis Ababa should pause hostilities, all sides… Read more »
Ethiopia: National Defence Force Controls Strategic Places Around Mekelle City

ENA, 27 November 2020

The Ethiopian National Defense Force announced that it has taken control of strategic positions around Mekelle, the regional capital of Tigray, that would enable it to seize… Read more »
Ethiopia: Prime Minister Warns Civilians to Stay at Home

DW, 26 November 2020

A 72-hour deadline for Tigray forces to put down their weapons had now passed, the prime minister has warned. He said religious and historical sites, institutions and residential… Read more »
Ethiopia: Who Is Tigray's Leader Debretsion Gebremichael?

DW, 27 November 2020

TPLF leader Debretsion Gebremichael used to be one of the most powerful Tigray in federal politics. Now he's at war with Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and there's a warrant… Read more »
Ethiopia: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Visits Sudan As New Refugee Arrivals Cross 43,000

UNHCR, 27 November 2020

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in… Read more »
Ethiopia: The African Union Has a Legal Duty to Silence the Guns in Tigray

African Arguments, 26 November 2020

The onset of a shooting war between Ethiopia's National Defense Force (ENDF) and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), which began on 4 November 2020, was predictable. The… Read more »
Ethiopia: Q&A - Conflict in Ethiopia and International Law

HRW, 25 November 2020

On November 4, 2020, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed appeared on state television and acknowledged that he ordered the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) to commence… Read more »
Ethiopia: Final Phase Against Tigray Capital Begins - PM Abiy

ENA, 26 November 2020

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the final phase of law enforcement operation has begun against the TPLF clique in Tigray Regional State hours after an ultimatum for Tigray forces to… Read more »
Ethiopia: Why the Third Layer of Ethiopia's Conflict May Be the Most Worrying

African Arguments, 26 November 2020

Amid widespread hateful rhetoric, intercommunal mistrust and violence could spiral out of control. Read more »
Ethiopia: Prime Minister Urges Non-Intervention in Tigray Conflict

DW, 25 November 2020

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has stressed calls for non-intervention in the country's ongoing conflict. International concerns for civilians continue unabated as tanks… Read more »
South Africa: Ethiopian Community in SA Calls for Ramaphosa to Help Stop the War in Tigray

Daily Maverick, 25 November 2020

A crowd of Ethiopians gathered outside the Department of International Relations and Cooperation's offices in Pretoria to hand over a memorandum in the hope that President Cyril… Read more »
Ethiopia: Fears Grow for Eritrean Refugees' Safety in Tigray

New Frame, 25 November 2020

Fighting in the north of Ethiopia has resulted in nearly 100 000 Eritrean refugees being caught in the crossfire and their access to humanitarian aid cut off. Read more »
Ethiopia: 'People in Tigray Are Terrified'

DW, 25 November 2020

The fate of civilians hangs in the balance as Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed prepares to launch an attack on Mekele, the capital of the Tigray region. A 72-hour ultimatum for… Read more »
Sudan: Over 42,000 Ethiopian Refugees Arrive in Refugees Camps in East Sudan

SNA, 25 November 2020

Chairman of the Emergency Aliens Committee at the Commission for Refugees, Dr. Bilal Ahmed Musa, said that the number of the Ethiopian refugees in Gedarif and Kassala States… Read more »