Ethiopia

Ethiopia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen held discussion with South Sudan’s President, Salva Kiir Mayardit, in Juba today. According to Ethiopia state-run media fana- The two pledged to scale up ties and cooperation between the two countries on regional stability and capacity...

By:Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)  Fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region has uprooted hundreds of thousands of people. Inside Tigray, most of the displaced people stay with the host community, while tens of thousands live in informal sites or are still hiding in the bush or the...

BY:Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Thursday it is “now abundantly clear to all” that Eritrean troops are operating throughout Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region and “well-corroborated” reports suggest they are responsible for atrocities. “Eritrean Defence Forces must leave Ethiopia, and they must...

By:UNHumanRights UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Thursday stressed the urgent need for an objective, independent assessment of the facts on the ground in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, given the persistent reports of serious human rights violations and abuses she continues...

By VOA News An internal U.S. government report obtained by The New York Times says that Ethiopia is conducting “a systematic campaign of ethnic cleansing” under the cover of war in the Tigray region, an area largely controlled by Amhara militias in the northern part of the country. The Times says...

By:Fana A delegation led by former Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has arrived in Jigjiga town, Somali regional state. Members of the delegation that includes Addisu Arega, coordinator of social sector with the rank of deputy chief administrator of Oromia regional state, were received by Mustefe...

By:FANABC Kenya is expected to complete the connection of its national grid with Ethiopia’s by June this year. Energy Cabinet Secretary Charles Keter made the announcement and said the new connection will be ready for commissioning at the end of three months. “Kenya will venture into the...

By: Staff writer Ethiopia Minister of Health Dr Lia Tadesse said the restoration of services by health facilities in Tigray regional state is progressing well. according to state-run Media Fana, The Minister wrote on her Facebook page that increased number of health facilities are functioning fully...

By: AFP The Ethiopian Red Cross said Wednesday that 80 percent of the country's conflict-hit Tigray region was cut off from humanitarian assistance and warned tens of thousands could starve to death. The grim assessment underscores fears of a humanitarian catastrophe three months after Prime Minister...

KHARTOUM A European special envoy is set to arrive in Sudan on Sunday for talks aimed at easing tension with Ethiopia over their border dispute. “The High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy in the European Union, Josep Borrell, assigned the Finnish Minister of Foreign Affairs,...