EU envoy says Ethiopia in ‘denial’ over Tigray
devEx | When it comes to the conflict in northern Ethiopia, the federal government in Addis Ababa has no common understanding of events and is in “denial” over the scale…
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U.N. Report Accuses Blackwater Founder Erik Prince of Libya Weapons Ban Violations, Diplomat Says
WSJ | Jared Malsin* | Mr. Prince likely to be referred to the U.N.’s Sanctions Committee, which could order a freeze on his assets or a travel ban DUBAI—A United…
Sudan and Ethiopia trade barbs over border dispute
Al Jazeera | Clashes erupted last year between both forces over Al-Fashqa, an area of fertile land settled by Ethiopian farmers. Sudan has accused Ethiopia of an “unforgivable insult” in…
UN says malnutrition ‘very critical’ in Ethiopia’s Tigray
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United Nations says Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region faces a “very critical malnutrition situation” as vast rural areas where many people fled during three months of…
Sudan-Ethiopia mediation gathers steam
The Arab Weekly | In Juba, Sudan’s head of state Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed will meet South Sudanese President Salva Kiir. KHARTOUM – Leaders of…
‘Horrible’: Witnesses recall massacre in Ethiopian holy city
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Bodies with gunshot wounds lay in the streets for days in Ethiopia’s holiest city. At night, residents listened in horror as hyenas fed on the corpses…
U.S. Leadership Can Help End the Crisis in Ethiopia
Bloomberg | Editorial Board | President Biden must persuade Prime Minister Abiy to end the violence. Ethiopia’s worsening civil war, which has already drawn in Eritrea and is now spilling…
US: Aid pause to Ethiopia no longer linked to dam dispute
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United States says it has decided to “de-link” its suspension of millions of dollars of aid to Ethiopia from that country’s dispute with Egypt over…
Abiy Ahmed: The First Nobel Laureate On Trial at the International Criminal Court?
National Interest | Ethiopia’s prime minister may want to coast on the laurels of the Nobel Prize but, realistically, he may very quickly become the first Nobel laureate to face…
In a Dangerous Game of Cat and Mouse, Iran Eyes New Targets in Africa
NYT | Fifteen people arrested in Ethiopia were part of what American and Israeli officials said was a foiled Iranian plot against diplomats from the United Arab Emirates. NAIROBI, Kenya…