Tigray

Ethiopia closes embassies around the world amid Tigray conflict ADDIS ABABA- Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the country would close more than half of its embassies and consulates around the world, adding that the move was aimed at "saving costs" amid the financial crisis in the Horn of Africa country. Africa. During his briefing in parliament on Monday, Ahmed, who took office in 2018,…

Ethiopia's Somali region raises funds for victims of Tigray atrocities JIGJIGA, Ethiopia - Leaders from the Somali region of Ethiopia have launched a fundraiser aimed at raising funds for victims of atrocities in the Tigray region, as part of one of the latest humanitarian efforts to reduce loss of life possible due to hunger. In the past seven months, the Tigray region has been the scene of…

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on the Ethiopian government and the Tigrayan rebels to put an end to a real ceasefire. The northern region of Ethiopia has been under the control of the Tiger Defense Forces (TDF) again since Tuesday, but fighting continues and humanitarian aid is virtually frozen. In this context, the Tigrayan leader Debretsion Gebremichael came out of his silence in an…

Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: rebel resurgence questions Abiy Ahmed Rebel capture of Tigray's capital Mekelle is a milestone in the eight-month conflict in northern Ethiopia, which has killed thousands and left millions in desperate need of food and other assistance. Will this be a turning point in the war? The Ethiopian government withdrew its troops after months of fighting, sparking celebrations…

More than 400,000 people are now starving in Ethiopia's Tigray region, a UN official said on Friday, calling for immediate humanitarian action to help the millions affected by the brutal eight-month conflict. Fighting between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) resumed last month when rebels launched a major counter-offensive that saw them retake their regional capital, Mekele. This week, two key bridges that desperately needed help for the region were destroyed,…

More than 400,000 people have "crossed the threshold of famine" in Tigray, a region in northern Ethiopia at war for eight months, a senior UN official warned on Friday. The organization also urges the rebels to apply the ceasefire decided by Ethiopia. The situation in Tigray has "dramatically worsened", the UN Deputy Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs…

UN confronts Ethiopia over atrocities in Tigray region NEW YORK - The United Nations Security Council stepped up efforts to restore peace and stability in the Tigray region, for the first time instructing the Ethiopian government to “cooperate” to help millions of “hungry” nationals by giving them humanitarian access. Since war broke out in November 2020 when the Ethiopian National Defense…

Abiy Ahmed: Why I removed ENDF from Tigray ADDIS-ABABA | For the first time after the withdrawal of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces Originally from the rebel region of Tigray, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed explained in detail the reasons for his actions, despite conflicting information. In a televised statement Wednesday, Ahmed said his administration declared a ceasefire in the Tigray region…

Eritrean troops withdraw from Ethiopia's northern Tigray region MEKELLE, Ethiopia - After months of complaints of human rights violations, rapes and killings, Eritrean troops fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray region have withdrew, reports say, just hours after the Ethiopian federal government declared a ceasefire. one-sided fire in the area. For months, Eritrean troops have controlled sections of…

TPLF rejects ceasefire in Tigray, promises to "completely" crush Eritrean and Amhara troops NAIROBI, Kenya - The war in the Tigray region and its surroundings seems far from over, following the rejection of a ceasefire by the Tigray Defense Forces , formerly known as the Popular Front for the Liberation of Tigray , which has controlled the region for decades. Ethiopian National Defense Forces…