Ethiopia

The fighting continues for the sixth day in a row in northern Ethiopia. The federal army meets troops from Tigray, a region that opposes the central power of Addis Ababa. Roads and communication are disrupted with the area and it is still difficult to realize the extent of the violence. Demands for downsizing continue, but the federal state does not seem to want to calm things down.…

The government-led offensive against Tigray province has now been going on for six days. The fighting took place 700 km north of the capital Addis Ababa, without an estimate of the number of casualties due to the cut in telecommunications. Bombings are underway against the TPLF party's positions, the prime minister assures. South of the front line, populations are mobilized to support the war effort.…

In Ethiopia, when the federal government launched an offensive against the Tigray region on November 4, accused of separatist tendencies, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced the replacement of the commander of his military forces. The same goes for the intelligence services and the federal police. General Adem Mohammed was thanked. This former head of the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) was appointed army chief a little less than a year and a half ago, in June 2019. He currently has no new assignment but…

Fighting continues in Tigray, where the Ethiopian federal army on Wednesday launched an offensive to regain control of the province, which is trying to secede. Part of the army jumped off and joined the Tigrayan forces, which reportedly seized a large arsenal of heavy artillery. On Friday, a new milestone was crossed with air strikes carried out by government forces. A fascist act, the Tigrayan authorities assure Tigray is ready to shoot down any aircraft or helicopter, the TPLF party said yesterday. The party indicates…

In Ethiopia, fighting continues on Saturday in the province of Tigray, 700 kilometers north of the capital Addis Ababa. The federal army has launched an offensive there since Wednesday to regain control of the province, which is trying to secede. Parliament officially abolished the Tigray authorities on Saturday morning. as…

The situation is rapidly deteriorating in the Tigray province of northern Ethiopia. Government troops launched an offensive on Wednesday, November 4, to regain control of the secessionist province. Since then, all communications have been cut in the north. Difficult to assess the extent of the fighting. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is officially talking about a war against the Tigraian authorities. On…

The province of Tigray is situated in northern Ethiopia, on the border with Eritrea. The offensive was launched by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Tuesday evening to Wednesday, November 4, to regain management of the province that desires to secede. An offensive that he intends to proceed. All communication continues to be reduce with Tigray. Tough for the time being to ascertain an evaluation…

It has been more than 24 hours since the Ethiopian government launched an offensive against the province of Tigray, 700 kilometers north of the capital Addis Ababa. Tensions had been rising for several weeks between Tigray and the federal government following the province's attempted secession in early September. The government qualifies the provincial authorities as criminals and intends to regain…

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has introduced an offensive by federal troops towards provincial authorities in Tigray, 700 kilometers north of the capital Addis Ababa. The escalation had been occurring for a number of weeks now with the area threatening to face out. Since that evening, the combating has taken place within the province, however solely somewhat data is filtered out as a result of lower of all…

Inter-ethnic violence reaches a new level in Ethiopia. On Sunday, November 1, a massacre claimed the lives of at least 54 people in the western part of the country.