Tag: Ethiopia
UN warns of possible ‘atrocity crimes’ in Tigray
As talks between the Ethiopian government and Tigray rebels continue in South Africa, fighting continues. In New York, the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia presented its report…
the international community is closely following the talks between the government and the Tigrayans
The first direct talks between the central power in Addis Ababa and the authorities of the Tigray province finally began on Tuesday (October 25th) in Pretoria, South Africa. The delegations…
shelling in Mekele after Tigrayan ceasefire proposal
New bombings hit the capital of the Tigray region, Mekele, on Tuesday, September 13, according to local authorities and the director of the hospital. This is the third time since…
Ethiopia just entered 2015! 7 years 8 months behind
Ethiopia has just entered 2015. In the country, which has been struggling with conflict and political crisis for the last two years, politicians and religious leaders shared messages of peace…
Ethiopian government attacks UN commission
In Ethiopia, the situation seems frozen on the Tigray front, where the war is still taking place behind closed doors for the second week. On the political front, on the…
New fighting in Ethiopia after five-month ceasefire
Fighting has again broken out in northern Ethiopia, between government forces and the rebels in Tigray. Both sides accuse each other of violating the ceasefire agreed in March. Large scale…
Ethiopia’s Renaissance mega-dam has completed its third phase of filling
The announcement was made by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday in a televised speech. This mega-dam is the largest in Africa. Eventually it will be able to reach a…
new US special envoy calls for progress in peace talks
Mike Hammer, the new American special envoy for the Horn of Africa, has been in Ethiopia since Friday. Purpose of this trip, according to the United States Embassy in Addis…
“I was a critical voice inside the administration,” says Gebremeskel Kassa
It is a rare testimony, that of the former chief of staff of the Tigray administration during the war, the interim government of the province appointed by the Ethiopian federal…
First attack by Shebabs in Ethiopian territory
For the first time, the jihadist group of Somali Shebabs carried out a large-scale attack inside Ethiopian territory. Local authorities confirmed the attack over the weekend, saying the attackers were…