Ethiopia News » Afar News Ethiopia » Afar » Events: Weight of responsibility: Promise and perils of covering Ethiopia’s war
Al Jazeera correspondent shares his experience of covering the fighting between government forces and Tigray rebels.
News Ethiopia » Afar » Events: U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia
Event: The U.S. Embassy continues to monitor events in Northern Ethiopia. Multiple sources report that Ethiopian National Defense Forces and Tigray Peace Forces have taken control of Abi Adi, Adigrat, ...
News Ethiopia » Afar » Events: Ethiopian gov’t forces advance in Tigray as rebels retreat: What to know
Military, pro-government forces recapture airport in Tigray's capital as fighting also rages in Amhara and Afar regions.
News Ethiopia » Afar » Events: Fighting in Ethiopia intensifies: What’s the latest?
Capture of key town could pave the way for federal forces to push towards Tigray’s capital, Mekelle.
News Ethiopia » Afar » Events: In maps: Why Ethiopia’s widening conflict puts Afar’s trade routes in focus
Fighting in northern Ethiopia has spread into Afar and Amhara, halting flights to four airports and raising concerns over transport routes connecting the landlocked country to its main maritime ...
News Ethiopia » Afar » Events: Ethiopia’s Afar region says under attack from Tigrayan forces
ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia’s Afar region said late yesterday it was under attack from forces of the neighbouring Tigray region, saying they had seized villages and bombed civilians in the latest sign of ...
News Ethiopia » Afar » Events: Ethiopia: Livestock Deaths and Water Scarcity Devastate Afar's Kori Woreda As El Niño Threat Grows
Addis Abeba — A severe water and livelihood crisis is unfolding in Kori Woreda of Ethiopia's Afar Region, where residents report widespread livestock deaths, drying water sources and mounting pressure ...
News Ethiopia » Afar » Events: Ethiopia is sliding back toward war – a look at what is driving the fighting and why it matters
Four years after a fragile ceasefire ended widespread conflict in Ethiopia, the region is again slipping back into full-out war. On Sept. 23, 2026, advancing soldiers of the Tigray People’s Liberation ...
News Ethiopia » Afar » Events: Ethiopia: Afar nationalists see opportunity in Abiy’s tensions with Eritrea
At the centre of the escalating hostility between Ethiopia and Eritrea lies Assab, a highly strategic port on the Red Sea coast. Assab has been part of Eritrea since the country seceded from Ethiopia ...
News Ethiopia » Afar » Events: Why does Ethiopia have earthquakes and volcanoes? A geologist explains
A swarm of earth tremors and fears of volcanic eruptions in January forced tens of thousands of people to move away from Awash Fentale, an area in the Afar region of Ethiopia. The area falls within a ...