Audio By VocalizeEthiopia's Tigray rebels have accused the African Union's special envoy, Nigeria's former president Olusegun Obasanjo, of not being impartial as he seeks to prevent renewed civil war. …
… Seeking peaceEthiopia faces deep ethnic divides, with armed conflicts ongoing in its two most populous states, Oromia and Amhara, and fears that the 2020-2022 civil war in the northern Tigray region -- which killed an estimated 600,000 people -- may reignite at any moment. …
… lacement: 'Mid Article Thumbnails', target_type: 'mix' }); The bid faces numerous obstacles, including ongoing insurgencies in the country's two most populous states, Amhara and Oromia, as well as threats of renewed civil war between the federal government and the northern Tigray …
… Separately, Addis Standard quoted Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed as saying that networks are recruiting young people, including minors, from the Tigray region and smuggling them into Sudan to fight.According to the publication, Abiy said the networks are exploiting Tigray’s …
Thousands of Ethiopians rally against Tigray recruitment drive By AFP July 19, 2026 04:26 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter A general view of the city of Mekele, Tigray region, on October 10, 2024. …
… The 49-year-old first came to power amid anti-government protests in 2018, and he was at first hailed for his campaign to heal divisions – though he upset politicians from the northern region of Tigray who had dominated the government for more than two decades. …
… That vote is expected sometime between end of September and October. - Disruptions -Northern Tigray, still recovering from a devastating 2020-22 conflict that claimed 600,000 lives, did not vote. …
… State Department announced visa restrictions targeting people it said were undermining peace in Ethiopia on Thursday, focused on hardliners in the Tigray People’s Liberation Front and their immediate family members. …
… REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri Audio By Vocalize Ethiopia claimed Thursday that forces in the northern Tigray region were preparing an offensive against the federal government in the coming days, after months of rising tensions. …
Ethiopia's Tigray People's Liberation Front has accused African Union special envoy Olusegun Obasanjo of lacking impartiality as he works to prevent renewed civil war, citing his August visit to Tigray without notice or clear agenda. The federal government and TPLF have massed forces on the northern region's border in recent months, raising fears of returning to the 2020-22 conflict that killed some 600,000 people.
Ethiopia's Tigray People's Liberation Front has accused African Union special envoy Olusegun Obasanjo of lacking impartiality as he works to prevent renewed civil war, citing his August visit to Tigray without notice or clear agenda. The federal government and TPLF have massed forces on the northern region's border in recent months, raising fears of returning to the 2020-22 conflict that killed some 600,000 people.
A weeks-long national dialogue in Ethiopia has backed constitutional changes to create a new "executive presidency" that would combine the offices of prime minister and president, potentially extending Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's control over the country. Parliament is expected to consider the proposal when it reconvenes in October, with supporters arguing it will create a more unified role representing all ethnic groups.
Ethiopia has formally submitted its bid to host the Africa Cup of Nations in 2028, which would be its first since 1976. The bid faces obstacles including ongoing insurgencies in Amhara and Oromia states and threats of renewed civil war with the Tigray region.
A drone strike on Mekelle, the Tigrayan capital, wounded at least 13 people including five children on Thursday, according to a hospital official, amid escalating tensions between federal and Tigrayan forces in Ethiopia's troubled northern region.
According to Voice of Horn, Saudi Arabia oversees a military training programme in Somalia's Galguduud region involving more than 5,000 Somali recruits who are later deployed to fight alongside Sudan's armed forces; training is conducted by foreign military contractors from Romania, Ukraine, South Africa and Colombia. Sudan's conflict, which erupted in April 2023, has killed an estimated 50,000 to more than 400,000 people, displaced more than 14 million, and left 33.7 million people requiring humanitarian assistance.
Thousands gathered in the Ethiopian capital on Saturday for a pro-government rally against an alleged forced recruitment campaign by authorities in the northern Tigray region. Human Rights Watch said security forces aligned with the TPLF were forcibly recruiting young men, including boys as young as 15.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party won 438 of 501 contested seats in Ethiopia's general election, securing his return to power despite the poll being overshadowed by conflict, accusations of repression, and limited opposition participation. Security experts warn of risks of renewed war and ongoing deadly insurgencies in Amhara and Oromia regions, with 143 polling stations unable to open on election day due to safety concerns.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party secured 438 of 486 seats in legislative polls held June 1, winning roughly 90 per cent of contested seats. Elections took place in 501 of 547 constituencies with about 40 million people voting, though the party faced a divided opposition that did not field candidates in many constituencies.
The U.S. State Department announced visa restrictions targeting Tigray People's Liberation Front hardliners and their immediate family members, citing rising tensions with the Ethiopian government that threatened to reignite conflict in northern Ethiopia.
Ethiopia's government alleges that hardline elements of the Tigray People's Liberation Front are preparing an offensive against the federal government in the coming days, according to statements by the minister of east African affairs and intelligence chief in an Al Jazeera editorial. The TPLF has not yet responded to the claims.
A deadly drone strike hit Ethiopia's Tigray region on Friday near Shiraro, according to dissident authorities, who accused the federal government of escalating tensions and raising fears of renewed war. A civil war between the federal government and the TPLF in 2020–2022 led to more than 600,000 deaths, and a peace deal ending the conflict has never been fully implemented.
Ethiopians voted on Monday with the Prosperity Party of incumbent Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed expected to win a landslide victory. Abiy, who has ruled since 2018, has been criticized for growing authoritarianism despite his earlier Nobel Peace Prize win for mending relations with Eritrea.
Ethiopian opposition parties enter elections on June 1 facing threats, insurgencies, and state control of media, with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party expected to win decisively. Opposition leaders report physical harassment, arbitrary arrests, and disinformation campaigns, describing the election as a "ritual" under unequal conditions.
Ethiopia holds a general election on June 1, with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed expected to win despite armed conflicts and economic challenges from the Middle East war. The ruling Prosperity Party, which won 485 of 502 contested seats in 2021, has barely campaigned, and analysts describe the upcoming election as likely to be among the least competitive since multi-party democracy was introduced in 1991.
Migrants, mostly from Ethiopia, attempt the Eastern Route from Djibouti across the Bab-el-Mandab Strait to the Gulf in search of work, but face deadly conditions including starvation, storms, and detention. One 25-year-old migrant walked for 15 days covering 550 kilometres before being intercepted by coastguard and detained without food in Yemen.