African envoys head for Ethiopia as ultimatum expires for assault
African envoys went to Ethiopia to plead for peace on Wednesday, hours before an ultimatum was to expire for Tigrayan forces to surrender or face...
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Ethiopia: UN ‘deeply worried’ over impending military offensive – chief
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed “deep concern” over the unfolding conflict in the breakaway Tigray region of Ethiopia. Guterres’ latest comments on the conflict...
Ethiopian premier asks Tigray forces to surrender as military operation enters ‘final and crucial round’
Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, has said the second phase of the military operation in northern Tigray Region is now “successfully completed” and has entered...
Ethiopia’s Tigrayan forces destroy Axum airport – media
Forces of Ethiopia’s Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) have destroyed an airport in the town of Axum, state-affiliated Fana broadcaster said on Monday, after federal...
Ethiopia army threatens ‘no mercy’ in assault on regional capital
Ethiopia’s military on Sunday threatened an all-out assault on Mekele, capital of the dissident Tigray region and seat of the local government it is seeking...
Ethiopia warns Tigrayans of Mekelle attack
Ethiopia’s army plans to surround the capital of Tigray with tanks and may attack the city with artillery to end a nearly three-week war, a...
Tigray rebels standing firm against Ethiopian advance – leader
Tigrayan forces fighting Ethiopian government troops are standing firm on the southern front and engaging soldiers round the town of Adigrat to the north, said...
Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: Ceasefire calls as army claims progress
The UN wants humanitarian corridors set up after two weeks of conflict between Ethiopia’s military and forces backing the leadership in the Tigray region. Hundreds...
Ethiopia denies talks on conflict after African Union names envoys
Ethiopia denied on Saturday that talks on the growing conflict in its northern Tigray region were imminent, just hours after three African former presidents were...
Ethiopia’s Tigray forces fire rockets into city, no casualties
Forces from Ethiopia’s rebel Tigray region fired rockets on Friday into the city of Bahir Dar in the neighbouring Amhara region but caused no casualties...