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Security Council urges end to hostilities in Ethiopia
U.N. Security Council on Friday expressed “deep concern” over the escalating conflict in Ethiopia and called for a ceasefire. They…
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Ethiopia’s justice minister warns of existential threat to the country
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday pledged to bury his government’s enemies “with our blood” as he marked the…
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Ethiopia declares state of emergency as Tigrayan forces advance towards the capital, Addis Ababa
Ethiopia declared a six-month state of emergency on Tuesday after forces from the northern region of Tigray said they were…
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Ten people dead from latest air strike on Tigray
An Ethiopian government jet bombed the capital of northern Tigray region on Thursday, with one doctor reporting 10 deaths in…
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More US sanctions over Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict
US on Friday paved the way for further sanctions to be imposed on parties to the conflict in northern Ethiopia,…
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AU calls on Ethiopia to do more humanitarian aid to Tigray
The African Union (AU) on Friday called on the Ethiopian government to do “more” to allow the delivery of humanitarian aid to…
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Ethiopian Government Calls on Civilians to Join Army to Fight Tigray Forces
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has issued a call for all eligible civilians to join the armed forces as fighting…
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Ethiopia: Armed militias massacre hundreds of civilians in the town of Gedamaytu
The local government in Ethiopia’s Somali region says militia from the neighboring region of Afar attacked and looted the town…
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Ethiopia says second filling of Renaissance Dam complete
Ethiopia has completed filling the reservoir of its huge dam on the Blue Nile river for a second year, a…
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Sameh Shoukry: Building Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is “existential threat” to the people of Egypt, Sudan
Egypt’s foreign minister said Wednesday he will urge the U.N. Security Council to require Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia to negotiate…
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