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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...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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'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.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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Calls to protect civilians in Ethiopia as decisive battle looms
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 soldiers for nearly three weeks, sparking a refugee exodus, civilian deaths and fears of broader instability.
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Tigray leader tells Ethiopian PM his people 'ready to die'
The federal army says its forces are within 60 kilometres (37 miles) of Mekele, the Tigrayan capital and seat of the TPLF, ahead of a threatened all-out bombardment of the city of half a million people.
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What lies behind the war between Ethiopia and Tigray?
The Abiy government and its supporters are keen to dismantle the Tigray region’s autonomy. But why?
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Ethiopia's Abiy vows 'final' push in Tigray
Abiy, last year's Nobel Peace Prize winner, announced the campaign against Tigray's ruling party, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), on November 4, saying it came in response to attacks by the TPLF on federal military camps.
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Ethiopia's Tigray region claims rocket strikes on Eritrea airport
Diplomats told AFP Saturday night that multiple rockets had struck the capital, Asmara, landing near the airport, though communications restrictions in Tigray and Eritrea made the reports difficult to verify.
