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Ethiopia’s Tigrayan Rebels Start Handing Over Heavy Weapons
Tigrayan rebels have begun handing in their heavy weapons, a key part of an agreement signed more than two months…
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Ethiopia’s Tigray Rebels say Ready for Ceasefire and AU-Led Peace Talks
Ethiopia’s Tigray rebels said Sunday they were ready for a ceasefire and would accept a peace process led by the…
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy calls for “national reconciliation”
The Ethiopian government has announced it would pardon and release some of the country’s most high-profile political detainees, including opposition figure…
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Tigray forces withdraw from Amhara, Afar regions
After months of fighting, forces of the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front say they are withdrawing their forces to their home…
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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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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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Ethiopian army launches military offensive on Tigray
Ethiopia’s national army launched a ground offensive against forces from the rebellious northern region of Tigray on Monday, the region’s…
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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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