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Tag: Tigray
At least 2 million people risk starvation in Ethiopia’s Tigray
Nearly 2 million civilians risk starvation in the Ethiopian region of Tigray where drought has added to the impact of a civil war, the BBC ... Read More
US tech giant Meta faces legal challenges in Ethiopia and Kenya
US tech giant Meta has faced mounting legal troubles in East Africa, including in Ethiopia where its subsidiary Facebook has been accused of contributing to ... Read More
Eritrean troops accused of ‘war crimes’ in Tigray after peace deal — Amnesty’s report
Eritrean soldiers, allied with Ethiopia’s government, committed war crimes and possible crimes against humanity despite the signing of an agreement to end hostilities, when they ... Read More
Ethiopian parliament ratifies state of emergency in Amhara region amid escalating violence
In its extraordinary session, the Ethiopian House of People's Representatives (HoPR) on Monday (14 August) voted in favor of a six-month state of emergency rule ... Read More
Ethiopia: millions starving as US, UN suspend aid after massive theft
As the United States and the United Nations demand that Ethiopia’s government yield its control over the vast aid delivery system supporting one-sixth of the ... Read More
Ethiopia removes ‘terrorist’ label from Tigray rebel group
The terrorist designation given to the Tigray People's Liberation Front, or TPLF, will be removed, Ethiopian lawmakers decided in a special session Wednesday (22 March), ... Read More
AU observer team to monitor Nigeria poll, as pre-election violence escalates
The African Union (AU) will be sending a 90-strong observer mission to Nigeria for this month's elections, the AU Commission announced Tuesday (14 February), as ... Read More
Tigray rebels begin handing in heavy weapons to Ethiopian army
Rebels in the Tigray region have begun handing in their heavy weapons, a key part of an agreement signed in November last year to end ... Read More
France, Germany to send top diplomats to Ethiopia to consolidate peace agreement with Tigray
France and Germany are sending next week their Foreign Ministers to Ethiopia to consolidate the peace agreement signed early November between Addis Abba and Tigrayan ... Read More
AU monitoring team visits Ethiopia’s Tigray to oversee peace deal implementation
African Union and East African officials arrived in Ethiopia’s Tigray region on Thursday (29 December) to launch a joint monitoring and verification mechanism for a ... Read More