EU development chief calls for united response on Ethiopia
DevEx | The European Union’s top representative for development aid said Tuesday that the bloc needs to “plan very carefully” when it comes to Ethiopia, as Brussels continues to withhold funding from the government over the conflict in…
Paul Kagame calls for concerted action on Tigray battle
(Ecofin Agency) - For Rwandan president Paul Kagame, the UN, the USA, and other African countries are not sufficiently engaged in finding a solution to the Tigray conflict. This negligence could worsen the crisis in the coming years, he believes.
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Ethiopian Politicians in Hunger Strike Urge End to Impasse
Bloomberg | Opposition leaders have gone without food for almost 3 weeks. Oromo Federal Congress leaders facing terrorism charges.
Time is “running out” to resolve an impasse with imprisoned Ethiopian opposition leaders who’ve spent almost…
A humanitarian disaster stares Ethiopia’s Tigray in the face
Hunger stalks region of six million people as federal government’s offensive against rebels enters its fourth month
Over a million people could starve if aid is not allowed into conflict zone, says Famine Early Warning Systems Network
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Ethiopia Thwarts Iranian Plot to Attack UAE Embassy
Source | Iran is seeking to “activate sleeper cells” in Africa in order to attack “soft targets” in an attempt to avenge the killing of top commander Qassem Soleimani in a US drone strike and its top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh…
Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict and the battle to control information
Al Jazeera | Warnings about deterioration of press freedom as independent journalists endure harassment, denied access to embattled northern region
The eruption of fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region 100 days ago has pitted journalists wanting…
‘Ethiopia to welcome mediation of Turkey with Sudan’
Anadolu Agency | 'War is not an agenda. If mediation is offered by Turkey, Ethiopia will appreciate it,' says Foreign Ministry spokesperson
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If offered, Ethiopia would appreciate the Turkish government's mediation on the recent border…
Ethiopia hires lobbying help amid dual threats from Egypt, human rights critics
Foreign Lobby | Ethiopia has hired a new lobbying firm for outreach to Congress and the Joe Biden administration as the country battles a diplomatic crisis with Egypt and ethnic strife at home.
The Ethiopian Embassy in Washington signed a…
Finding a Path to Peace in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region War has devastated Ethiopia’s northernmost region.
International Crisis Group | Pending comprehensive national dialogue, Addis Ababa should ease Tigray’s immediate predicament, engaging elements of the authorities it unseated to govern the area and ensure that aid reaches the millions in need.…
Ethiopia’s secret war in Tigray region: Ethnic killings, rapes, near-starvation reported
Fox News | If the fighting doesn't end soon, an American woman with family in the region said, "we'll be left without families"
Many women have "conclusively and without a doubt" been raped in the Tigray region, home to Ethiopia’s secretive…