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Ethiopia: Fear Tigray Conflict Could Trigger All-Out War
DW, 20 July 2021
More regional militias have pledged to march into Tigray. Some fear that this could send Ethiopia into a spiral of ethnic violence. Others see the move as a sign of Ethiopian… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Tigray War Spills Into Neighbouring Regions
RFI, 18 July 2021
Rebels in Ethiopia's war-hit Tigray have carried out operations against pro-government troops in neighbouring Afar region, a spokesman said Sunday, opening a new front in the… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Ethiopia's PM Abiy Vows to Crush TPLF 'Once and for All'
Nation, 19 July 2021
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Sunday vowed to wipe out the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), a group that was once the country's ruling party, but which Addis Ababa… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Observers Worry Tigray Fighting Is Shifting to Ethnic Conflict
VOA, 16 July 2021
The conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region appears to be escalating, with reports that Tigrayan and Amhara forces are recruiting more youths to fight in the country's north. Aid… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Red Cross Visits Captured Federal Troops in Tigray
ICRC, 18 July 2021
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has started visiting members of the Ethiopian armed forces in the Tigray region earlier this week. Read more »
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Ethiopia: Abiy Vows to 'Repel Enemy' as Tigray Forces Advance Toward Amhara Region
East African, 15 July 2021
After Tigrayan forces recaptured major cities in Southern Tigray and made advances toward Amhara region, Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday vowed to repel these… Read more »
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AI London, 16 July 2021
Arrests seem ethnically motivated and while some people released on bail, hundreds remain in detention Read more »
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Ethiopia: Communities in Tigray Hit Hard By Growing Food and Fuel Prices
ICRC, 15 July 2021
Commercial activity in the Tigray region of Ethiopia is hampered by the ongoing crisis that began with fighting nine months ago. Over the last two weeks, since commercial traffic… Read more »
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East Africa: UNHCR - $33 Million More Needed in Revised Ethiopian Refugee Response Plan for Sudan
Dabanga, 15 July 2021
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and partners have revised the Sudan Refugee influx from Ethiopia Response Plan that was launched in November 2020, as people from Ethiopia's restive… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Ethiopia Withdraws Addis Standard License, Outlet Ceases Publication
CPJ, 15 July 2021
In response to Ethiopian authorities' withdrawal today of the news website Addis Standard's license, prompting the outlet to suspend operations, the Committee to Protect… Read more »