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Ethiopia: Federal Forces Rain Drone Terror On Tigray
Scrolla, 16 September 2022
After suffering heavy losses to the Tigrayan forces, Ethiopia's military has taken the war to the skies, launching drone strikes on Tigray's capital, Mekelle. Read more »
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Ethiopia: Drone Airstrikes in Mekelle Endanger 'Very Fragile Hope for Peace - EU
Addis Standard, 15 September 2022
In a statement it released last night, the European Union (EU) said said it regretted that "the two drone airstrikes that hit Mekelle", the capital of Tigray regional state on 14… Read more »
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Ethiopia: 'Aid Entering Tigray Remains Blocked Despite Ceasefire Talk'
Ghanaian Times, 15 September 2022
Talk of a cessation of hostilities in Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region is no green light for international relief operations to resume, United Nations (UN) humanitarians said on… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Ten Killed in Second Day of Airstrikes in Tigray
DW, 14 September 2022
Emergency workers are struggling to help victims in a region that has been cut off from the outside world and is in the midst of a humanitarian crisis. Read more »
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Ethiopia: Fighting Puts Damper On Ethiopian New Year
VOA, 14 September 2022
On Sunday, Ethiopians marked "Enkutatash," the new year holiday. However, renewed fighting in the country's two-year long civil war meant a curfew was in place in some areas close… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Tigray's Leadership Says Drones Used in Latest Airstrikes
VOA, 14 September 2022
As the civil war in Ethiopia rages on, the head of the main hospital in the Tigray region's capital says two airstrikes Wednesday morning have killed at least ten people. Read more »
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Ethiopia: Air Strike Hits Tigray Capital
DW, 13 September 2022
Possible cease-fire talks have been thrown into doubt after the TPLF said its capital was hit by an air strike. The strike reportedly hit a university in Mekele. Read more »
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Ethiopia: Tigray Forces Open to AU-Led Peace Talks
DW, 12 September 2022
Since November 2020, fighting has killed thousands and displaced millions leaving the region in the grip of a humanitarian crisis as it faces acute food shortages. Read more »
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Africa: Tigray Rebels Ready to Accept Ceasefire and AU-Led Peace Process
RFI, 12 September 2022
Ethiopia's Tigray rebels said on Sunday they were ready for a ceasefire and would accept a peace process led by the African Union, removing an obstacle to negotiations with the… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Tigray Decision On AU-Led Peace Process Hailed
Addis Standard, 12 September 2022
The African Union, the U.S. government, the United Nations, and the European Union have responded with acceptance a statement released on 11 September by the Tigray regional state… Read more »
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Ethiopia: AU Commission Chair Welcomes Call ByTigray Govt for Peaceful Resolution of Conflict
African Union, 11 September 2022
The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, welcomes the announcement by the Regional Government of Tigray of its commitment for a peaceful… Read more »
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Ethiopia: On the Occasion of the Ethiopian New Year - 2022
State Department, 11 September 2022
On the occasion of the Ethiopian New Year, the United States stands with the people of Ethiopia and supports ongoing diplomatic efforts to realize their desire to live in peace,… Read more »
Ethiopian Ceasefire in Doubt After Deadly Airstrikes Hit Tigray
Possible ceasefire talks are in doubt after airstrikes have reportedly killed ten people in the capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region.
Earlier, Tigray's leadership expressed interest in a peace process led by the African Union (AU), Deutsche Welle reports.
"We are ready to abide by an immediate and mutually agreed cessation of hostilities," Tigray authorities said in a statement on September 11, 2022, a day which coincides with Ethiopia's new year.
The Ethiopian government had previously expressed interest in AU-facilitated peace talks and said they were willing to come to the table without preconditions.
AU Commission chief Moussa Faki Mahamat welcomed the opportunity for peace and counselled "both parties to urgently work towards an immediate ceasefire, engage in direct talks", while United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a statement that the UN was ready to support the AU-led peace process.
The northern Ethiopian region has been the centre of a conflict between the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) - which led the country's previous government - and the current administration of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed since November 2020.
Violence in the region reignited last month after a months-long ceasefire. Both sides accused the other of breaking the truce.
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Tens of thousands of Ethiopians have been displaced by the ongoing conflict in the Tigray region (file image).
