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FILE: The TPLF said the 20 aid trucks were now in territory under its control in Afar and on their way to Tigray's capital, Mekele. Picture: Ethiopiaflag.facts.com

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First aid convoy in three months to enter Ethiopia's Tigray soon: UN

By AFP

The arrival of aid in Tigray could help shore up the shaky ceasefire between Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front.

  • Picture: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP

    Rights body says hundreds killed, widespread abuses in Ethiopia's Afar, Amhara

    At least 750 civilians were killed or executed in Ethiopia's Amhara and Afar regions after they became caught up in the war last year, the country's rights body said.

    105 days ago
  • FILE: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed gestures at the House of Peoples Representatives in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 30 November 2020 to respond to the Parliament on the current conflict between Ethiopian National Defence Forces and the leaders of the TPLF. Picture: AFP.

    Ethiopia's Abiy has 'special responsibility' to end Tigray conflict: Nobel panel

    Northern Ethiopia has been beset by conflict since November 2020 when Ahmed sent troops into Tigray after accusing the region's ruling party, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), of attacks on federal army camps.

    163 days ago
  • A man holds a newspaper in a downtown area of the city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on November 3, 2021. Ethiopia's cabinet on November 2, 2021 declared a nationwide state of emergency after Tigrayan rebels seized two crucial towns in an apparent push towards the capital, state-affiliated media reported. Eduardo Soteras/AFP

    After state of emergency, US's envoy will urge Ethiopians 'to commit to peace'

    As fighting drags on between Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front, reports of massacres, mass rapes and a starvation crisis have emerged.

    233 days ago
  • FILE: Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed Ali. Picture: AFP

    Abiy replaces defence, peace ministers in new Ethiopia cabinet

    The cabinet was approved by a majority vote in the lower house of parliament, with two votes against and 12 abstentions.

    261 days ago
  • FILE: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed gestures at the House of Peoples Representatives in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 30 November 2020 to respond to the Parliament on the current conflict between Ethiopian National Defence Forces and the leaders of the TPLF. Picture: AFP.

    Ethiopia PM urges civilians to join armed forces as war escalates

    Northern Ethiopia has been wracked by violence since November after Abiy, the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize winner, sent troops into Tigray to topple its regional ruling party, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), vowing a swift victory.

    318 days ago
  • FILE: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed gestures at the House of Peoples Representatives in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 30 November 2020 to respond to the Parliament on the current conflict between Ethiopian National Defence Forces and the leaders of the TPLF. Picture: AFP.

    Ethiopia PM vows to repel 'enemies' after Tigray rebel assault

    Tigrayan forces this week claimed a series of battlefield gains in a renewed assault that comes two weeks after the federal government declared a unilateral ceasefire in the face of rebel advances.

    345 days ago
  • FILE: Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed Ali. Picture: AFP

    Abiy hails 'historic' Ethiopia election after landslide win

    This is the first time he faced voters since being appointed prime minister in 2018 following several years of anti-government protests.

    348 days ago
  • FILE: Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed Ali. Picture: AFP

    Ethiopia's Abiy boasts of military might despite rebel gains

    The 2019 Nobel Peace Prize winner's remarks came one week after Tigray's capital Mekele fell to the Tigray Defence Forces (TDF) rebel group and Abiy's government declared a unilateral ceasefire in the eight-month-old conflict.

    354 days ago
  • FILE: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Picture: AFP.

    Tigray ceasefire 'needs two to tango', Ethiopia warns

    Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, winner of the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize, sent troops into Tigray last November to oust the northern region's former ruling party, the Tigray People's Liberation Front.

    358 days ago
  • FILE: A woman casts her ballot at a polling station in the city of Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, on 21 June 2021. Voters in Ethiopia cast ballots in a delayed national election taking place against the backdrop of war and famine in the northern Tigray region and questions over the poll's credibility. Picture: Eduardo Soteras/AFP

    Counting under way in 'historic' Ethiopia election

    Some 38 million were registered to vote but many must wait until September, with elections postponed or cancelled in one-fifth of national constituencies because of war, insecurity and logistical problems.

    368 days ago
  • FILE: A woman casts her ballot at a polling station in the city of Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, on 21 June 2021. Voters in Ethiopia cast ballots in a delayed national election taking place against the backdrop of war and famine in the northern Tigray region and questions over the poll's credibility. Picture: Eduardo Soteras/AFP

    Ethiopians vote in poll overshadowed by Tigray

    It is the first electoral test for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, 44, who rose to power in 2018 championing a democratic revival in Africa's second most populous country, and a break from its authoritarian past.

    369 days ago
  • FILE: Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed Ali. Picture: AFP

    Ethiopia's PM Abiy: From peace prize to grinding war

    In an April speech Abiy Ahmed told supporters, in his trademark folksy language, that while Ethiopia might seem riven by crises, the real problem was one of perception.

    372 days ago
  • FILE: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed gestures at the House of Peoples Representatives in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 30 November 2020 to respond to the Parliament on the current conflict between Ethiopian National Defence Forces and the leaders of the TPLF. Picture: AFP.

    Ethiopia prepares to vote as famine stalks Tigray

    Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, appointed in 2018 after years of anti-government unrest, craves a popular mandate through competitive elections to cement a promised democratic rebirth in Africa's second-most populous nation.

    375 days ago
  • FILE: Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed Ali. Picture: AFP

    'It was a war': Ethnic killings cloud Ethiopia's election buildup

    Ethiopia's polls are scheduled for June 21, but officials say insecurity and logistical challenges make voting impossible -- at least for now -- in at least 26 constituencies across the country.

    386 days ago
  • FILE: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed gestures at the House of Peoples Representatives in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 30 November 2020 to respond to the Parliament on the current conflict between Ethiopian National Defence Forces and the leaders of the TPLF. Picture: AFP.

    Ethiopia PM Abiy says Eritrea to withdraw troops from Tigray

    The announcement comes as Abiy, winner of the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize, faces mounting pressure to end fighting in which both Eritrean and Ethiopian troops stand accused of abuses including mass killings and rapes.

    456 days ago
  • FILE: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed gestures at the House of Peoples Representatives in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 30 November 2020 to respond to the Parliament on the current conflict between Ethiopian National Defence Forces and the leaders of the TPLF. Picture: AFP.

    Blinken presses Ethiopia PM for atrocity probe

    Blinken said there were a "growing number of credible reports of atrocities and human rights violations and abuses."

    479 days ago
  • Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok. Picture: @SudanPMHamdok/Twitter

    Sudan's PM visits Ethiopia amid refugee crisis

    It was the first visit by a foreign leader since fighting broke out in Ethiopia's Tigray region on November 4, creating a humanitarian crisis.

    558 days ago
  • This file photo taken on 7 June 2019 shows Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (C-L) walks alongside Shams-Eddin Kabashi Sudan's Transitional Military Council (TMC) spokesman (C-R) upon his arrival at Khartoum international airport on 7 June 2019. Picture: AFP

    Abiy Ahmed assures Africa that conflict won’t last long

    Ahmed assured the AU delegate that he will implement a string of interventions including responding to essential humanitarian needs.

    574 days ago
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