Ethiopia

By:Fana Ethiopia Chief of the army General Birhanu Jula has announced that the National Defence force has fully captured Mekele City in a statement issued this evening. The chief of Army congratulated all Ethiopians over the victory and the People of Tigray in particular for being...

 Ethiopian Prime  Minister Abiy Ahmed received at his office this morning former President of Liberia Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, former President of Mozambique Joaquim Chissano, and former President of South Africa Kgalema Motlanthe – the designated Special Envoys of Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa and...

By: Reuters Ethiopian forces are moving forward and closing in on the capital of Tigray region where they have been fighting a two-week offensive against rebellious local rulers, the government said on Thursday. A statement from Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's task force for the Tigray conflict...

WASHINGTON—Ahead of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) sent a letter to Zuckerberg opposing Facebook’s role in the violence around the world, most recently in Ethiopia. The letter also raises serious concerns related to the online...

BY: REUTERS Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government said on Monday it had captured another town in the northern Tigray region after nearly two weeks of fighting in a conflict already spilling into Eritrea and destabilising the wider Horn of Africa. Hundreds have died, at least...

By: Staff Writer The U.S. State Department’s top diplomat for Africa on Sunday strongly condemned attacks by Ethiopia’s Tigray region on neighboring Eritrea. “The United States strongly condemns the TPLF’s unjustifiable attacks against Eritrea on November 14 and its efforts to internationalize the conflict in Tigray,”...

By: Associated Press The leader of Ethiopia’s rebellious Tigray region has confirmed firing missiles at neighbouring Eritrea’s capital and is threatening more, marking a huge escalation as the deadly fighting in northern Ethiopia between Tigray forces and the federal government spills across an international border. Tigray...

SOURCE: BLOOMBERG Ethiopian security officials have arrested 14 suspected members of al-Shabaab and ISIS accused of planning terrorist attacks in the capital Addis Ababa and other parts of the country, the Ethiopian Broadcasting Corp. reported, citing a statement from the National Intelligence and Security Service. The...

BY:swissinfo and Horndiplomat Switzerland has expressed its concern about developments in Ethiopia, calling for a de-escalation of violence and a return to dialogue. It has also advised against travelling to the Tigray region in the northern part of the country. In a statement on Friday, the...

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Ethiopia, Demeke Mekonnen, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the state of Israel, Gabi Ashkenazi spoke over the phone yesterday on issues of mutual interest. According to Ethiopia state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporate (FBC), During the discussion, Demeke briefed...