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Ethiopian official promises change in Tigray after troops retake regional capital

NAIROBI, Kenya(AP) — A former Tigray leader now advising Ethiopia’s prime minister on Sunday promised a “visible change” in the region after government-allied units retook Mekelle city following ...
The Goshen News

Eritrean forces seen entering towns in Ethiopia's Tigray region after crossing border

MEKELLE, Ethiopia (AP) — Eritrean soldiers have entered two towns in northern Ethiopia, a commander allied with Ethiopia’s government said, as residents reported that Tigrayan opposition forces had ...
consilium.europa

Ethiopia: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the escalating conflict in Ethiopia and the implications for the region

The European Union is alarmed by the continued escalation of violence in Ethiopia and heightened regional tensions, particularly between Ethiopia and Eritrea. This risks triggering a broader regional ...
Amnesty

Ethiopia: African Union must convene emergency session on Ethiopia as new conflict expands

The African Union must convene an emergency session on the situation in northern Ethiopia as the latest armed conflict which broke out in the Tigray and parts of Afar and Amhara regions on 21 ...
Reuters

Ethiopian forces near Tigray capital, fears grow of wider conflict

Banks and shops shuttered in Mekelle, residents say Ethiopia closed its embassy in Eritrea which severed ties African Union urges Ethiopia, Eritrea, Egypt to show restraint Oct 2 (Reuters) - ...
Wall Street Journal

Drones Strike Ethiopia’s Capital as Country Severs Ties with Eritrea

KAMPALA, Uganda—Ethiopia severed diplomatic relations with Eritrea on Thursday, hours after drones attacked targets in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital. The Ethiopian government gave Eritrean ...
Bloomberg

Ethiopia Plans Somalia Troop Pullout to Fight Rebels Back Home

Ethiopia is planning to withdraw thousands of troops from neighboring Somalia as escalating fighting at home forces Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government to redirect military resources toward a ...
The Conversation

Ethiopia is sliding back toward war – a look at what is driving the fighting and why it matters

Four years after a fragile ceasefire ended widespread conflict in Ethiopia, the region is again slipping back into full-out war. On Sept. 23, 2026, advancing soldiers of the Tigray People’s Liberation ...
Idaho State Journal

Photos of Ethiopian Orthodox worshippers celebrating Meskel in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM (AP) — Ethiopian Orthodox Christian worshippers gathered at Deir al-Sultan, the Ethiopian monks’ village on the rooftop of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, on Saturday to celebrate the eve ...
Wall Street Journal

A Four-Year Truce Collapses and Ethiopia Is at War Again

KAMPALA, Uganda—Secessionist rebels in Ethiopia’s north have shattered a four-year truce with government forces, seizing three airports and returning the East African nation to civil war. The outbreak ...
CNN

Tigrayan leaders say new war with Ethiopian government has begun, as fighting erupts

The leaders of the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray ‌said on Wednesday that they had entered a new war with the federal government as fighting broke out in Tigray and two neighboring regions, ...