Ethiopia denies US accusations of blocking Tigray aid
Addis Ababa – The Ethiopian government on Friday denied claims by US aid chief Samantha Power that it was blocking... Read more
21 Aug, 2021
Caught in the crossfire, Ethiopian minority flees to Sudan
Basinga – Dragged into a conflict not of their making, members of Ethiopia’s Qemant ethnic group say their only... Read more
21 Aug, 2021
Hunger ’emergency’ in regions bordering war-hit Tigray
Addis Ababa – Hundreds of thousands of civilians face “emergency levels of hunger” in two regions that were recently drawn... Read more
10 Aug, 2021
Ethiopia threatens to deploy ‘entire defensive capability’ after rebel advances
Addis Ababa – Ethiopia warned on Friday it could deploy its “entire defensive capability” after advances by Tigrayan rebels into... Read more
7 Aug, 2021
Tigray rebels reject calls to leave neighbouring regions
Addis Ababa – Rebel forces from Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray on Friday rebuffed US calls to leave neighbouring regions, one day... Read more
6 Aug, 2021
Tigray rebels take control of Unesco site Lalibela – residents
Addis Ababa – Rebels from Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray region on Thursday seized Lalibela, a Unesco World Heritage Site in... Read more
5 Aug, 2021
Only 10% of needed aid reaching war-hit Tigray: USAID chief
Addis Ababa – US aid chief Samantha Power said on Wednesday that only 10% of required humanitarian aid was... Read more
5 Aug, 2021
US aid chief urges Tigray rebels to exit border regions
Addis Ababa – US aid chief Samantha Power has called on rebel forces to “immediately” withdraw from two regions... Read more
4 Aug, 2021
East Sudan residents say bodies seen in river bordering Ethiopia
Khartoum – Residents of an east Sudanese town said on Monday they had seen bodies washing up the river on... Read more
3 Aug, 2021
Ethiopian Airlines denies shipping arms, soldiers to Tigray
Nairobi – Ethiopian Airlines, the largest carrier in Africa, on Sunday denied it was transporting weapons and soldiers to the... Read more
1 Aug, 2021
