Ethiopia

In Ethiopia, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced the withdrawal of Eritrean troops from Tigray province, which has been at war since November 4. A turnaround, for until Tuesday he had denied their presence. However, the Eritrean army is accused by the international community of committing massacres, looting and rape. How do you explain this turnaround? Decryption with Roland Marchal, researcher at…

Eritrea will withdraw its troops from Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Friday, a potential breakthrough in a protracted conflict that has seen atrocities against civilians. The announcement comes as Abiy, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2019, faces increasing pressure to end fighting in which both Eritrean and Ethiopian troops are accused of abuses, including mass murder and rape. Abiy sent troops to Tigray on November 4 after blaming the region's once dominant ruling…

Four months after the hostilities began, fighting in rural Tigrayan continues between the Ethiopian army and the Tigray people's liberation front. Another player in the conflict, the Eritrean army, sowed terror among the peoples. After months of denial, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has just acknowledged (yesterday in response to questions from parliamentarians about the situation in the country)…

Médecins Sans Frontières: Ethiopian troops stopped buses to execute men The Médecins Sans Frontières medical charity says it witnessed Ethiopian soldiers executing at least four men in the country's Tigray region. The troops allegedly killed the men after forcing them out of civilian buses. Médecins Sans Frontières, commonly referred to as the French initials MSF, said in a…

The UN and an Ethiopian rights agency said on Thursday that they had agreed to conduct a joint investigation into abuses in the fought Tigray region, where fighting continues as government troops chase the region's fleeing leaders. An investigation of all parties to the conflict is "part of the much-needed responsibility process" for the victims of the conflict, the government-established Ethiopian Human Rights Commission and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said in a statement. "With several…

The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission is also investigating crimes and atrocities committed in the province of Tigray. After months of silence, she admits in a report that more than 100 people were massacred in the city of Aksum, which validated the investigations from other organizations such as Amnesty International. The late announcement of the Ethiopian report on human rights in the middle of the night is not due to chance; the time was calculated only hours later Abiy Ahmed's long speech. The prime minister…

Hundreds of rape cases have been reported throughout Tigray since the beginning of the conflict - which has now been going on for four months. Hospitals have received many cases of abortions or serious injuries as a result of these rapes. The victims suffer from psychological trauma. Possible war crimes, but so far no independent investigative body has gained access to the region.…

While a victory would have ensured that he qualified for CAN 2021, the Madagascar team lost heavily in Ethiopia (4-0) and revived today's opponents. The last day in this group K promises to be exciting. Madagascar may have lost more than one match on Wednesday by losing in Addis Ababa to Ethiopia (3-0). Barea who could compost his ticket for the second time CAN no longer have his fate in hand. And even a victory against Niger, the group's last, in Antananarivo on Tuesday may not be enough for qualification. This defeat…

Tigray Province has been at war since early November. More than three million people need help and victims of serious human rights violations. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been silent for more than three months. He ended up acknowledging in part the humanitarian catastrophe caused by his intervention, but did not take responsibility for it.…

After more than four months of fighting in the Tigray region, the government assures us that more than 3 million people - half the population - have been able to benefit from humanitarian aid. But the situation remains extremely uncertain with hundreds of thousands of displaced people arriving in the cities. Humanitarian organizations are struggling to gain access to rural areas, where thousands of people are still trapped in the ongoing struggle. A report by Maria Gerth-Niculescu. They sometimes went for several…