Eritrean

In Ethiopia, the Tigray conflict continues. Our special envoy was able to document a massacre perpetrated by the Eritreans, who in this conflict are fighting alongside the Ethiopian Federal Army. With our special correspondent in Goda, Sebastien nemethTigray, this region of northern Ethiopia, has been plagued by violence since…

Three Ethiopian soldiers convicted of rape and another for killing a civilian and dozens of others accused of similar acts. The Ethiopian prosecutor has published an overview of ongoing investigations into human rights violations in Tigray. The northern province of the country has been ravaged by a war for more than six months and calls from the international community asking Ethiopia to shed light on…

The United States is targeting Eritrean and Ethiopian officials over the Tigray genocide ADDIS ABEBA - The Foreign Ministry is targeting an unknown number of officials in Eritrea and Ethiopia for sanctions, foreign policy reports, in connection with the massacre in several parts of the Tigray region, following reports of civilian deaths. Troops from the two countries have been pitching tents in…

The Eritreans, concerned within the protracted battle on this province in northern Ethiopia, would have centered specifically on the financial system and manufacturing instruments. RFI visited a granite and stone processing plant that employed greater than 700 individuals. With our particular correspondent in Wukro, Sebastien…

Eritrean troops refuse to depart the Tigray area, Ethiopia ADDIS ABABA - The nationwide protection forces in Eritrea have continued to wreak havoc all through the Tigray area of Ethiopia, CNN has established, even after authorities in Addis Ababa and Asmara promised to withdraw them following a world rebellion. Studies present that troops have been working impunity in Tigray since…

There is still no evidence that Eritrean troops are withdrawing from Tigray, the US State Department said on Wednesday, confirming UN information. By the end of March, the Ethiopian Prime Minister had for the first time acknowledged the presence of Asmara's soldiers in Tigray. He had announced that they would withdraw, but several sources confirm that they are still present. For the Americans, the Eritrean troops are always there. Washington has once again demanded their complete withdrawal. A departure from Tigray…

Eritrean forces have begun withdrawing from Ethiopia's Tigray region in the north after its leader Abiy Ahmed acknowledged the presence of troops in the conflict-ridden region and announced that Eritrea would withdraw its forces under international pressure. On Friday, the United States, Germany, France and other G7 countries called for a rapid, unconditional and verifiable withdrawal of Eritrean soldiers, followed by a political process acceptable to all Ethiopians. In a duplicate issued late Saturday…

NAIROBI - Eritrean forces have begun withdrawing from Ethiopia's Tigray region in the north, the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry said. The United States, Germany, France and other G7 countries on Friday called for a swift, unconditional and controllable withdrawal of Eritrean soldiers, followed by a political process acceptable to all Ethiopians. In a rejoinder posted late Saturday through the Foreign Ministry, Ethiopia said the G7 foreign minister's statement had not recognized important steps taken to meet the region's…

In Ethiopia, after months of denials, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed acknowledged that the Eritrean army was participating in the fighting in Tigray against the TPLF. Today, the veil is beginning to lift over the reality of Asmara's soldiers, including minors, being sent to fight in Ethiopia. Like the story of Rodanim, a high school student forcibly recruited and now a prisoner of the Tigrayan uprising.…

For the first time since the conflict began in Tigrayan last November, a team from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees was able to visit the Eritrean refugee camps in the northern Ethiopian region. The UN agency confirms that two of these camps, Shimelba and Hitsats, have been completely destroyed. The 20,000 passengers in the two camps were scattered throughout Ethiopia. The UNHCR must therefore find an urgent solution for thousands of refugees, as Boris Cheshirkov, its spokesman for East Africa, explains. What…