The Ethiopian army has seized control over the northern provincial capital of Mekelle in Tigray region and freed some of its officers held hostage during the three-weeklong military assault, Prime Minister Ahmed Abiy announced in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, on Saturday. “The Federal Government is fully in control of Mekelle with the full command […]
A suicide car bomber struck an army base in Afghanistan on Sunday killing at least 30 security personnel , officials said , in one of the bloodiest attacks in recent months . The attack occurred on the outskirts of Ghazni city, capital of the eastern province of Ghazni , which has seen regular fighting between […]
Ethiopia’s army said Saturday it was in control of the capital of the Tigray region, and was hunting for its dissident leaders. The announcement came after heavy shelling was reported in Mekele, a city of half a million people, as it braced for a military offensive against Tigray’s ruling party. “The Ethiopian Defence Force has […]
At least one rocket fired from Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region targeted neighbouring Eritrea Friday night, four regional diplomats told AFP, the second such attack since Ethiopia’s internal conflict broke out earlier this month. “There was one rocket coming from Tigray that seems to have landed south of Asmara” (the Eritrean capital), one diplomat said, noting […]
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday ordered Ethiopia’ s army to launch a final offensive against Tigray’ s leaders in their regional capital Mekele, saying the window for their surrender had expired . “ The Ethiopian National Defence Forces have now been directed to conclude the third and final phase of our rule of law […]
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday said he rejected international “interference” in Ethiopia’s affairs, hours before a deadline for Tigray’s rebellious leaders to surrender or face an assault on their capital. Abiy, the winner of last year’s Nobel Prize, late Sunday gave the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) 72 hours to surrender — an ultimatum […]
The UN Security Council was due to hold its first meeting on the conflict in Ethiopia’ s dissident Tigray region Tuesday, amid division between European and African members over whether the closed- door discussion should take place . France , Britain , Belgium , Germany and Estonia, backed by the United States , announced the […]
International pressure mounted Tuesday on the warring parties in northern Ethiopia to cease fighting and protect civilians in Tigray, whose leaders Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has given a deadline to surrender. The UN Security Council will convene its first meeting Tuesday on Tigray, where forces loyal to the region’s ruling party have been battling Ethiopian […]
Over 40,000 Ethiopians have fled to neighbouring Sudan as government forces pursue an offensive in the Tigray region, the UN’s refugee agency said Monday. UNHCR said that as of Sunday, it and the Sudanese government had registered 40,277 people fleeing into Sudan, which is struggling to cope with its own severe economic crisis. “Refugees arrive […]
The leader of Ethiopia’s dissident Tigray region said Monday that his people were “ready to die” defending their homeland, rejecting Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s ultimatum that they surrender within 72 hours. Abiy launched a military campaign against the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) on November 4, accusing it of attacking two federal military camps in […]
