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Ethiopian government, rebels agree on humanitarian access to Tigray


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Warring sides in the Ethiopian conflict agreed on peace roadmap. The Chief of Staff of the Ethiopian Armed Forces and Head of the Tigray Forces signed an agreement in Nairobi Kenya that they said calls for disengagement from all forms of…

Ethiopian Tigray rebels to attend peace talks in South Africa


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The rebel authorities in Ethiopia's Tigray region have confirmed their participation in talks scheduled for Monday in South Africa, under the aegis of the African Union (AU), aimed at ending the two-year conflict in the north of the…

Ethiopian army captures three towns from Tigray forces


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Ethiopian authorities say they have taken control of three towns in Tigray, the embattled northern region that has seen a resurgence of fighting since August. The Government Communication Service in a statement (October 18) said the…

Ethiopian former peacekeepers from Tigray in Sudan for asylum


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Some 40 former peacekeepers hailing from Ethiopia's war-wracked Tigray region arrived in eastern Sudan after seeking asylum. Last month, more than 500 UN peacekeepers who were deployed in the disputed Abyei region between Sudan and South…

Ethiopian New food aid to Tigray – WFP


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The World Food Programme (WFP) says that a new convoy of 50 trucks was on its way to Mekele, the capital of Ethiopia's troubled Tigray region, which is threatened by famine. The World Food Programme (WFP) said it was pleased to announce…

Israel bans Ethiopian Easter pilgrims


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Israel is reportedly banning the entry of Ethiopian pilgrims who want to embark on a pilgrimage to the country during this year's Easter for fear they will not return home. Travel and tour companies in Ethiopia had received a letter from…

Ethiopian PM to address parliament over Tigray conflict


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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is set to address the country's federal parliament on the conflict between government forces and Tigrayan rebels in the North. Ethiopian federal forces have been fighting rebels loyal to the Tigray…

Ethiopia says military won’t cross into Tigray


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Ethiopian troops will stay in two liberated regions and not cross into the war-ravaged northern region of Tigray for now, a government spokesman said on Thursday, a day after humanitarian sources said air strikes hit a key Tigrayan power…

Rights groups report abuses against Tigrayans in Ethiopia


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Armed forces from Ethiopia's Amhara region have stepped up killings, mass detentions and expulsions of ethnic Tigrayans in neighbouring western Tigray, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday. Amhara…

Ethiopian PM urges troops to ‘destroy enemy’


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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said his foes had been defeated and promised to recapture territory in the region of Amhara from rebellious Tigrayan forces after praising military victories against the Tigrayans in the region…