Countries Tigray rebels claim dozens killed in drone strike on IDP camp Nairobi – Tigrayan rebels claimed on Saturday that dozens of people had been killed in a drone strike on... Read more 9 Jan, 2022
Countries Ethiopia announces amnesty for prominent opposition figures Nairobi – The Ethiopian government announced on Friday it was pardoning a number of high-profile political prisoners, including members... Read more 8 Jan, 2022
Countries China to appoint special envoy to Horn of Africa, says FM Mombasa – China’s foreign minister Wang Yi announced on Thursday that Beijing would appoint a special envoy to the Horn... Read more 6 Jan, 2022
Countries Patients dying as medicines run out in Ethiopia’s Tigray, doctors say Nairobi – Doctors in Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray region say patients are needlessly dying of treatable conditions because a de... Read more 5 Jan, 2022
Countries Ethiopia detained, abused Tigrayans deported from Saudi, HRW says Nairobi – Thousands of ethnic Tigrayans deported from Saudi Arabia have been detained, abused or forcibly disappeared after arriving... Read more 5 Jan, 2022
Business US removes Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea from trade pact Washington – President Joe Biden’s administration announced on Saturday that it had excluded Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea from a US-Africa... Read more 2 Jan, 2022
Countries Dozens reported killed in Tigray air strikes, UN says Nairobi – Dozens of civilians were reportedly killed last week in a barrage of air strikes in Ethiopia’s conflict-wracked... Read more 31 Dec, 2021
Countries Ethiopia’s Tigray taps Muslim past in propaganda push Beirut – Rebels from Ethiopia’s Tigray region are drawing on early Islamic history in an Arabic-language propaganda push to... Read more 29 Dec, 2021
Countries As rebels declare a retreat, what lies ahead for Ethiopia? Nairobi – With Tigrayan rebels announcing a retreat to their stronghold in northernmost Ethiopia last week, fresh hopes have... Read more 27 Dec, 2021
Countries Ethiopia govt says no further advance into Tigray Nairobi – Ethiopia’s government said on Friday that its troops would not advance further into the war-torn region of Tigray... Read more 25 Dec, 2021