Tigray
Pope demands food aid reach starving people of Tigray
World
June 13, 2021
Pope demands food aid reach starving people of Tigray
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis demanded Sunday that humanitarian aid reach hungry people in the war-torn Tigray region of northern…
US restricting visas, taking other action over Tigray crisis
World
May 24, 2021
US restricting visas, taking other action over Tigray crisis
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has begun restricting visas for people undermining efforts to resolve the deadly fighting in…
Sudan says Ethiopian peacekeepers deported to refugee camp
Middle East
May 10, 2021
Sudan says Ethiopian peacekeepers deported to refugee camp
CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese authorities on Sunday deported around three dozen Ethiopian peacekeepers, working on the UN mission in Darfur,…
US envoy discusses GERD with Sudanese officials in Khartoum
Egypt
May 8, 2021
US envoy discusses GERD with Sudanese officials in Khartoum
The special US envoy to the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman arrived in Khartoum on Friday morning on a two-day…
Ethiopia ‘at a crossroads’ amid spiraling ethnic conflict
World
May 4, 2021
Ethiopia ‘at a crossroads’ amid spiraling ethnic conflict
GONDAR, Ethiopia (AP) — Aba Yosief Desta preferred not to discuss the ethnicities of victims in the widening conflicts threatening…
Special Report: Health official alleges ‘sexual slavery’ in Tigray; women blame soldiers
World
April 15, 2021
Special Report: Health official alleges ‘sexual slavery’ in Tigray; women blame soldiers
ADIGRAT, Ethiopia (Reuters) – The young mother was trying to get home with food for her two children when she…
Ethiopia says Eritrean troops have started withdrawing from Tigray
World
April 4, 2021
Ethiopia says Eritrean troops have started withdrawing from Tigray
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Eritrean forces have started withdrawing from Ethiopia’s Tigray region in the north, the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry said.…
‘Two bullets is enough’ – Analysis of Tigray massacre video raises questions for Ethiopian Army
World
April 2, 2021
‘Two bullets is enough’ – Analysis of Tigray massacre video raises questions for Ethiopian Army
Dawit was watching television at a relative’s one-room apartment in Axum, a historic city in Ethiopia’s war-torn, northern Tigray region,…
Ethiopia says Eritrea agrees to withdraw troops from Tigray
World
March 26, 2021
Ethiopia says Eritrea agrees to withdraw troops from Tigray
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Ethiopia’s prime minister said Friday that Eritrea has agreed to withdraw its forces from the Tigray…
Ethiopia’s leader says atrocities committed in Tigray war
World
March 23, 2021
Ethiopia’s leader says atrocities committed in Tigray war
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ethiopia’s leader on Tuesday said atrocities have been committed in Tigray, his first public acknowledgment of…