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Fighting in the north of Ethiopia continued to rage over the weekend, raising fears of a return to a 2020-2022 war in which an estimated 600,000 people died. Heavy clashes have resumed between the ...
News Ethiopia » Afar » Social: ‘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 » Social: How the fighting in Ethiopia spread beyond Tigray, in maps and charts
Old rivalries, territorial disputes and new alliances are reshaping the conflict in Ethiopia’s north.
News Ethiopia » Afar » Social: Ethiopia’s New Rebel Alliance: Why Fears Of Another Civil War Are Rising
Seven Ethiopian armed groups have formed an alliance to remove Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government. The coalition includes former Tigray war rivals TPLF and Fano. The move comes amid renewed ...
News Ethiopia » Afar » Social: Fighting in Ethiopia threatens renewed civil war, destabilising Horn of Africa
With the Strait of Hormuz already closed, the US Israeli war of aggression against Iran is spreading from the Persian Gulf to the Red Sea and the Horn of Africa.
News Ethiopia » Afar » Social: News - Eritrea Asks UN to Intervene in Standoff With Ethiopia As Addis Abeba Vows Self-Defense
Eritrea has urged the United Nations Security Council to take deterrent measures against Ethiopia, describing Addis Abeba's accusation that Eritrean forces invaded Tigray as a "declaration of war," a ...
News Ethiopia » Afar » Social: US Embassy warns of 'possible long-range attacks' targeting Ethiopian military installations
The US Embassy in Addis Ababa has issued a warning regarding possible long-range attacks on Ethiopian military installations. American citizens are advised to exercise caution and follow local ...
News Ethiopia » Afar » Social: 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 » Social: 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 » Social: Ethiopian military advances in Tigray indicate high risk of inter-state conflict with Eritrea
On 6 October, a BBC Monitoring article citing a 5 October report by Ethiopian pro-government Lualawi Media outlet stated that the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) and the pro-government Tigray ...