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Ethiopia: PM Abiy Reports 'New Massacre' of Oromia Civilians
allAfrica, 5 July 2022
As its federal and Tigray regional governments are finally gearing up for direct negotiations for peace, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has accused a rebel group of carrying out a… Read more »
Ethiopia Prepares for Peace Talks Amid Reports of Mass Killings
As its federal and Tigray regional governments are finally gearing up for direct negotiations for peace, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has accused a rebel group of carrying out a "new massacre" of civilians in the western Oromia state. Although State media hasn't given extensive coverage to the alleged murders, what made the headlines is a tweet from Abiy on July 4, 2022 in which he said the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) was "inflicting damage" on civilians, as its fighters fled an offensive by security forces in Oromia, writes Jerry Chifamba for allAfrica.
After six months without large-scale confrontations between their respective forces, the Ethiopian government and Tigray regional leaders have both confirmed their intention to participate in efforts to bring the war to a close.
On June 14, 2022 Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced plans for a peace process, while Tigray's leadership published an open letter the same day, saying it was willing to engage in talks. Two weeks later, Abiy's government named a seven-person negotiating team headed by his deputy, Demeke Mekonnen, who is from Amhara region and also serves as Ethiopia's foreign minister.
The prospect of peace talks is welcome news in a conflict that has caused probably tens of thousands of deaths and inflicted untold suffering on Tigray's population as well as civilians in neighbouring regions.
War broke out in November 2020, when a political-constitutional dispute between Tigrayan and federal leaders boiled over.
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Ethiopia: Premier Defends Planned Talks With Tigray
Addis Standard, 7 July 2022
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed told lawmakers today that the ruling Prosperity Party (PP) has decided to pursue peaceful path with the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front (TPLF) based on… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Security Forces Opened Fire On Protesting Crowd, Killing and Injuring Many - Residents
Addis Standard, 5 July 2022
"There were an unknown number of deaths and casualties following a peaceful demonstration in Shewa Robit town of the Amhara region," residents told Addis Standard. There are still… Read more »
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East Africa: The 39th IGAD Extraordinary Summit of the Assembly of Heads of State & Government
IGAD, 5 July 2022
Peace, Prosperity and Regional Integration - The 39th Heads of State and of State and Government Extraordinary Assembly of the IGAD Heads of State and Government was held on… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Ethiopia Says Sudan Agrees to Border Dispute 'Dialogue'
DW, 5 July 2022
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Sudan's military leader, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, met in Nairobi, Kenya on Tuesday to settle a border dispute that has led to violent… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Abiy Vows to 'Eliminate' Oromo Armed Group After Over 150 Reported Killed in 'New Massacre'
Addis Standard, 5 July 2022
More than 150 civilian members of Amhara community are reported to have been killed in what Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said yesterday was a "new massacre" in Kellem Wollega… Read more »
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Ethiopia: At Long Last, Ethiopia Prepares for Peace Talks
Crisis Group, 4 July 2022
Ethiopia's federal and Tigray regional governments are finally gearing up for direct negotiations. In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert William Davison discusses why the feuding… Read more »
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Ethiopia: UN Investigators Announce Investigation Into Oromia Killings
UN News, 30 June 2022
UN-appointed rights investigators announced on Thursday that they've launched a probe into an alleged massacre of at least 200 people in Ethiopia's Oromia region. Read more »
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Ethiopia: After Growing Criticism, Parliament Condemns Recent Atrocities in West Wollega, Other Areas
Addis Standard, 1 July 2022
The House of Peoples' Representatives it strongly condemns the recent massacres of civilians in West Wollega and elsewhere in the country. The House issued the condemnation after a… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Aid Flows Into Tigray Region As Ethiopia's Humanitarian Truce Holds
VOA, 4 July 2022
A senior UNICEF official says humanitarian aid is flowing into previously inaccessible areas in northern Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region. He says lifesaving aid is reaching… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Other Conflict
HRW, 4 July 2022
Ethiopia's Tigray War Overshadows Ongoing Cycles of Violence in Oromia Read more »
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HRW, 30 June 2022
50th session of the UN Human Rights Council Read more »
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European Union Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarcic on a visit to Tigray has said a lack of fuel is preventing delivery of much-needed humanitarian aidRead more »
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There's almost no one left in Abala, a once-bustling town on the border of Ethiopia's northern Tigray and Afar regions. Its streets are empty, given over to stray dogs and troops ... Read more »
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The war in northern Ethiopia that began in November 2020 has left millions in Tigray on the brink of famine. Reports suggest that nearly 40% of the region's six million ... Read more »
