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Addis Standard, 6 March 2024
The Police in the restive Amhara region said the 230 KV high power transmission line, that stretches from Bahir Dar - Debretabor - Nefas Mawcha - Gashena - Alamata, was struck by… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Two Years of Tigray Leaves Its Mark on Soldiers and Families
Addis Standard, 6 March 2024
The two-year war in the Tigray region has not only left physical scars but has also caused deep emotional wounds for countless families in the area. Letay Asfaw, a mother grieving… Read more »
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Ethiopia: As Violence Subsides in Tigray, Ethiopia's Oromia Conflict Flares
The New Humanitarian, 12 January 2023
'We will not keep quiet until peace comes and the suffering of our people ends.' Read more »
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Ethiopia: UN Hosts Internet Governance Forum in Ethiopia Amid Criticism Over Shutdown in Tigray
Addis Standard, 30 November 2022
The UN is hosting in Ethiopia the 17th Internet Governance Forum (IGF), under the overarching theme of Resilient Internet for a Shared Sustainable and Common Future, which started… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Avoiding the Abyss As War Resumes in Northern Ethiopia
Crisis Group, 7 September 2022
Renewed fighting between a federal-Amhara-Eritrea coalition and Tigray's forces has shattered a tenuous months-long truce. The reversal heralds a return to one of the world's… Read more »
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Ethiopia: The Dangerous Expansion of Ethiopia's Tigray War
Crisis Group, 30 July 2021
A rapidly escalating conflict has pushed Africa's second most populous country to the edge. In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert William Davison explains why the main protagonists… Read more »
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Kenya: Why the Tigray Crisis Is Far From Over
Capital FM, 20 July 2021
The guns were silenced in Northern Ethiopia at least for a moment after the Federal government of Ethiopia declared a unilateral ceasefire on June 28 after eight months of war on… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Tigrayans in Ethiopia Fear Ethnic Cleansing
African Arguments, 12 July 2021
As hate speech and targeting of Tigrayans escalates in Addis Ababa, many are terrified and some are planning to flee. Read more »
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Ethiopia: Tigray War - a Deadly, Dangerous Stalemate
Crisis Group, 2 April 2021
Both federal and resistance forces are digging in for a lengthy battle in Ethiopia's Tigray region. Conditions for civilians are dire, with famine a growing danger. Outside powers… Read more »
War in Ethiopia's Tigray Region Takes Toll on Families
For many Tigrayan families the signing of the peace deal in November 2022, followed by the dropping of charges against Tigrayan leaders and military officials, initially offered a glimmer of hope. But their continued detention "contradicts" the spirit of the Pretoria agreement and "hinders national reconciliation and peace-building efforts", rights groups have said. Over 200 convicted former Tigrayan army members linger behind bars "causing deep emotional wounds for countless families".
Civilians survey the destruction in in Tigray's regional capital, Mekele (file photo).
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Fighting and serious rights abuses persist in northern Ethiopia a year after the signing of the cessation of Read more »
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A commission ordered by the UN to investigate possible war crimes in the Tigray conflict will halt its work -- with no country calling for it to continue. Thousands died, Tigray ... Read more »
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The Ethiopian government has announced plans to end the territorial dispute between the Tigray and Amhara regions with a referendum, according to the BBC, writes Read more »
