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Ethiopia urges citizens to join fight against Tigrayan forces
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August 10, 2021
Ethiopia urges citizens to join fight against Tigrayan forces
NAIROBI, Aug 10 (Reuters) – The office of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Tuesday urged “all capable Ethiopians” to…
Grim aftermath of Ethiopian battle offers rare clues about brutal war
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July 27, 2021
Grim aftermath of Ethiopian battle offers rare clues about brutal war
SHEWEATE HUGUM, Ethiopia, July 27 (Reuters) – Burned-out military vehicles, boxes of ammunition and the bodies of scores of federal…
Hundreds of Tigrayans detained in Ethiopian capital in recent weeks, witnesses say
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July 15, 2021
Hundreds of Tigrayans detained in Ethiopian capital in recent weeks, witnesses say
ADDIS ABABA/NAIROBI, July 15 (Reuters) – Ethiopian police have detained hundreds of ethnic Tigrayans in Addis Ababa since federal government…
Ethiopia PM Abiy’s party wins landslide victory in election
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July 11, 2021
Ethiopia PM Abiy’s party wins landslide victory in election
ADDIS ABABA, July 10 (Reuters) – Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s Prosperity Party won the most seats in Ethiopia’s parliamentary election,…
Ethiopia’s Tigray demands troop withdrawals for ceasefire talks
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July 4, 2021
Ethiopia’s Tigray demands troop withdrawals for ceasefire talks
ADDIS ABABA, July 4 (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s Tigray region wants a full withdrawal of troops from Eritrea and the neighboring…
Trapped in Ethiopia’s Tigray, people ‘falling like leaves’
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June 30, 2021
Trapped in Ethiopia’s Tigray, people ‘falling like leaves’
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The plea arrived from a remote area that had so far produced only rumors and residents…
Tigray’s former rulers back in Mekelle, Ethiopian government declares ceasefire
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June 29, 2021
Tigray’s former rulers back in Mekelle, Ethiopian government declares ceasefire
June 28 (Reuters) – The former rulers of Ethiopia’s Tigray region said on Monday they were back in control of…
‘Like a hell’: Ethiopia airstrike survivors recall massacre
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June 27, 2021
‘Like a hell’: Ethiopia airstrike survivors recall massacre
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Maerg was serving customers at his cafe in Ethiopia’s Tigray village of Togoga when the…
Medical official: air strike kills at least 43 in Ethiopia’s Tigray
World
June 23, 2021
Medical official: air strike kills at least 43 in Ethiopia’s Tigray
ADDIS ABABA June 23 (Reuters) – An air strike killed at least 43 people in the town of Togoga in…
UN rights chief deplores abuse reports in Ethiopia’s Tigray
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June 21, 2021
UN rights chief deplores abuse reports in Ethiopia’s Tigray
GENEVA, June 21 (Reuters) – The UN rights chief said on Monday she was “deeply disturbed” by reports of continued…