Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Hospitals struck by artillery in Ethiopia's Tigray region, says report

The report, compiled by the Ethiopian government, the UN and NGOs on the ground in Tigray, has laid bare the scale of the damage inflicted on the region.

09/01/2021

Ethiopia

More than 100 killed in latest ethnic massacre in Ethiopia

The attack in Metekel zone of Benishangul-Gumuz region occurred a day after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed visited the region and spoke about the need to end such massacres.

23/12/2020

Ethiopia

Ethiopia's 'forced returns' of Tigray refugees 'disturbing,' says UN

The UN said the move to return Tigray refugees from the camps they fled from in Eritrea broke international law if confirmed.

12/12/2020

Ethiopia

Ethiopian forces 'blocking' Tigray refugees from entering Sudan

Refugees fleeing the violence in the Tigray region were stopped from reaching the busiest crossing point for refugees on the Sudanese border, according to the latest reports.

03/12/2020

Ethiopia

UN, Ethiopia sign deal for aid access to embattled Tigray

This will allow the first food, medicines and other aid into the region of 6 million people that has seen rising hunger during the fighting between the federal and Tigray regional governments.

03/12/2020

Ethiopia

Tigray: Explosions in Eritrea capital after Ethiopia declares victory

Explosions were reported in Asmara hours after Ethiopia's military said it had gained “full control” of the capital in the Tigray region.

29/11/2020

Ethiopia

Ethiopian government begins offensive in Tigray capital of Mekelle

The Ethiopian military has begun an offensive in Tigray's capital city of Mekelle, according to reports from the region.

28/11/2020

Ethiopia

Ethiopian PM orders army to attack Tigray region's capital

Abiy Ahmed, last year's Nobel Peace Prize winner, ordered the federal troops to move on Mekelle after weeks of fighting in the semi-autonomous region.

26/11/2020

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Ethiopians cross to Sudan to flee fighting in northern Tigray region

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, last year's Nobel Peace Prize winner, on Sunday gave the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) 72 hours to surrender -- an ultimatum rejected by the leader of the dissident region, who has said his people are "ready to die" for their homeland.

25/11/2020

Ethiopia

People go hungry in Ethiopia's Tigray as conflict marches on

Trucks laden with food, fuel and medical supplies have been stuck outside the region’s borders.

18/11/2020

Ethiopia

Ethiopia’s Tigray leader confirms firing missiles at Eritrea

The confirmation marks a huge escalation as the deadly fighting in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region now spills across an international border.

15/11/2020

Ethiopia

Civilians massacred amid fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region

Many civilians, possibly hundreds, were stabbed to death in a town in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, Amnesty International said.

13/11/2020

Ethiopia

From peace prize to civil war in a year? Ethiopia PM sends in military

Abiy Ahmed won the Nobel Peace Prize last year. Now Ethiopia's PM has sent the military into a northern region, stoking fears of a civil war.

04/11/2020

The Cube

Internet shutdown in Ethiopia amid unrest at singer's death

NetBlocks tell Euronews the extreme scale of the outage is "rare" and "worrying to see".

01/07/2020

Europe News

Record number of Commissioners reset EU relations with Africa

Faced with the increasing influence of countries such as China and Russia, the EU is preparing a new strategy. This week, a record number of Commissioners travelled to Addis Ababa. Twenty members plus the president herself.

27/02/2020

Ethiopia

Watch again: Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed wins 2019 Nobel Peace Prize

The Norwegian Nobel Committee said Ahmed was given the prize "for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, and in particular for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighbouring Eritrea".

11/10/2019

Ethiopia

Fossil discovery reveals face of oldest early human ancestor

The ancestor's face has been reconstructed from a skull found in Ethiopia and is the direct ancestor of the skeleton, Lucy, found in 1974.

29/08/2019

Earth News

Ethiopia breaks world record by planting 350 million trees in one day

The east African nation setting an example with an ambitious tree-planting campaign.

02/08/2019

Ethiopia

Ethiopia's army chief of staff and officials killed in coup attempt

Ethiopia's army chief of staff and regional officials killed in a foiled coup attempt said the prime minister's office.

23/06/2019

Ethiopia

Ethiopian Airlines crew performed emergency procedures, report finds

"It is recommended that the aircraft control system shall be reviewed by the manufacturer," Ethiopia's Transport minister told reporters

04/04/2019

Ethiopia

Ethiopian Airlines black boxes show similarities with Indonesia crash

A week after the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, memorial services have been taking place to remember the 157 people who died.

17/03/2019

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Relatives mourn their loved ones at Ethiopian Airlines crash site

Relatives have been wailing and beating their chests at the site of the Ethiopian Airlines crash as others picked through the rubble for any sign of the 157 people who died.

14/03/2019

Ethiopia

Ethiopian Airlines crash: What do we know about the victims?

Passengers from more than 30 countries were onboard the doomed Ethiopian Airlines flight.

11/03/2019

Ethiopia

Ethiopian crash: Greek passenger misses flight ET302 by two minutes

Antonis Mavropoulos was supposed to take the Nairobi-bound Ethiopian Airlines Boeing plane that crashed this Sunday morning. Thankfully he did not make it.

11/03/2019

Business

Ethiopia crash: Boeing 737 MAX back under the spotlight

Ethiopia crash: Boeing 737 MAX back in spotlight after second fatal accident

11/03/2019

Ethiopia

'No survivors' in Ethiopian Airlines crash, CEO confirms

"The group CEO who is at the accident scene right now regrets to confirm that there are no survivors," the airline posted on Twitter alongside a picture.

10/03/2019