Ethiopia
Sudan turns down participation in GERD ministerial meeting
Egypt
November 22, 2020
Sudan turns down participation in GERD ministerial meeting
Sudan announced Saturday it has turned down its participation in the Saturday ministerial meeting on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam…
Ethiopia military: we will use tanks, artillery to capture city of Mekelle
World
November 22, 2020
Ethiopia military: we will use tanks, artillery to capture city of Mekelle
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – The Ethiopian military plans to use tanks to encircle Mekelle, the capital of northern Tigray region,…
She fled Ethiopia’s fighting. Now she warns of ‘catastrophe’
World
November 21, 2020
She fled Ethiopia’s fighting. Now she warns of ‘catastrophe’
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Shaken by the gunfire erupting around her town in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, the woman decided…
Ethiopia denies talks on conflict after African Union names envoys
World
November 21, 2020
Ethiopia denies talks on conflict after African Union names envoys
NAIROBI/ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia denied on Saturday that talks on the growing conflict in its northern Tigray region were…
UN prepares for up to 200,000 Ethiopian refugees in Sudan
World
November 20, 2020
UN prepares for up to 200,000 Ethiopian refugees in Sudan
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United Nations refugee agency says about 32,000 people have fled Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region into…
Official: Ethiopia’s latest airstrike hits Tigray university
World
November 20, 2020
Official: Ethiopia’s latest airstrike hits Tigray university
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A university official says the latest airstrike by Ethiopia’s military has struck the school in the…
Instability in Ethiopia’s Tigary region prompts evacuation of nine Egyptians
Egypt
November 19, 2020
Instability in Ethiopia’s Tigary region prompts evacuation of nine Egyptians
Egypt announced on Wednesday the evacuation of nine Egyptians stranded in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, which has witnessed days of fierce…
Warning of famine, UN releases $100M to seven countries
World
November 18, 2020
Warning of famine, UN releases $100M to seven countries
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United Nations humanitarian office is releasing $100 million in emergency funding to seven countries at…
People go hungry in Ethiopia’s Tigray as conflict marches on
World
November 18, 2020
People go hungry in Ethiopia’s Tigray as conflict marches on
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — People are going hungry in Ethiopia’s rebellious northern Tigray region as roads are blocked, airports are…
Full-scale humanitarian crisis unfolding in Ethiopia: UN refugee agency
World
November 17, 2020
Full-scale humanitarian crisis unfolding in Ethiopia: UN refugee agency
GENEVA (Reuters) – A “full-scale humanitarian crisis” is unfolding in Ethiopia, the United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday, with…