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Ethiopia: Govt Declares State of Emergency as Tigray Fighters Consider Marching on Addis Ababa
VOA, 2 November 2021
The Ethiopian federal government declared a nationwide state of emergency Tuesday, as its battle with Tigrayan forces reaches the one-year mark and fighting has escalated in… Read more »
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Ethiopia: 'Misguided' U.S. Plan to Suspended AGOA Privileges Affects 200,000 Low-Income Families - Govt
Addis Standard, 3 November 2021
The Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said laments upcoming decision by the U.S. to remove Ethiopia from AGOA privileges "misguided and fails to take into account the… Read more »
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Ethiopia: U.S. Suspends Ethiopia's Duty-Free Access Over Tigray Violations
VOA, 2 November 2021
Citing "gross violations of internationally recognized human rights," the United States on Tuesday said it suspended Ethiopia's duty-free access to the U.S. market. Read more »
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Ethiopia: UN Chief Extremely Concerned By Escalation of Violence in Ethiopia
UN News, 2 November 2021
The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, is extremely concerned by the escalation of violence in Ethiopia and the recent declaration of a state of emergency. Read more »
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Ethiopia: Tigray Fighters Claim Control of Major Northern Towns
DW, 31 October 2021
Ethiopian authorities called on people to join the armed struggle against the Tigrayan insurgents. Amhara government officials declared a state of emergency in the region. Read more »
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Ethiopia: Details of Ethiopia's State of Emergency Proclamation
Addis Standard, 2 November 2021
Earlier today, the Council of Ministers has declared a nationwide state of emergency effectively as of today and for six months to come. The news was announced by Gedion Timoteos,… Read more »
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Ethiopia: A Perspective On the Ethiopian-U.S. Relationship After a Year of Conflict
State Department, 1 November 2021
Remarks by Jeffrey Feltman, U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, United States Institute of Peace, November 1, 2021 Read more »
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Ethiopia: The Three Key Mistakes UN Must Avoid in Search for Peace in Ethiopia
The Conversation Africa, 1 November 2021
There are growing demands for the UN Security Council to act on the war in Tigray. The Security Council has held 11 sessions on the war that started in Tigray a year ago. But each… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Decades of Progress Gone in One Year - Tigray's Healthcare System Has Been Destroyed
The Conversation Africa, 1 November 2021
The war in Ethiopia's Tigray region broke out on 4 November 2020. A survey done in parts of Tigray and investigative reports by human rights bodies Amnesty International and the… Read more »