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UNICEF condemns Ethiopia airstrike that 'hit Tigray kindergarten'

The Ethiopian government has said it was only aiming at 'military targets', but UN and EU officials say there were civilian casualties in 'barbaric attack'.

Ethiopia

Return of fighting in northern Ethiopia tears up five-month truce

"We had hoped they were ready for peace, but now our hope is gone,” said Thaimanot Mezgebu, an Addis Ababa local.

Living

Is a coffee shortage inevitable as climate change gets worse?

The world's favourite drink could soon be in short supply as climate change threatens cultivation.

Ethiopia

Tigray forces say Ethiopian airstrike kills 56 civilians

An airstrike in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region has killed at least 56 people at a camp for displaced people, a spokesman for the Tigray forces said.

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Ethiopians celebrate Christmas in religious town of Lalibela

Ethiopians celebrate Christmas in religious town of Lalibela

Green News

‘Devastating’ climate change a deep concern for young people in Africa

The African Youth Survey has discovered that climate change is one of the key concerns young people have about their future.

Ethiopia

Ethiopia declares state of emergency as Tigray forces threaten capital

Ethiopia’s government declared a national state of emergency as rival Tigray forces threaten to move on the capital.

World News

Nobel Peace Prize: Who won it recently and what happened next?

The Prize has been awarded 101 since it was introduced in 1901.

Green News

Euroviews. Ethiopia’s 'progressive' approach to tackling climate change explained

AEPAC Chairman Mesfin Tegenu explains how Ethiopia’s approach to combatting the climate crisis is innovative and promotes citizen engagement.

Ethiopia

Ethiopia's ruling party wins national election in landslide

The ruling party won 410 seats out of 436 contested in the federal parliament, which will see dozens of other seats remain vacant after one-fifth of constituencies didn't vote due to unrest or logistical reasons.

Ethiopia

UN warns of escalating famine in Ethiopia with 1.8m at risk

The UN says the conflict over Tigray in Ethiopia is escalating a humanitarian crisis with 1.8m people at risk of famine

Ethiopia

Aid group MSF 'horrified' as colleagues murdered in Ethiopia

Two Ethiopian MSF colleagues and one from Spain were found dead Friday, a day after colleagues lost contact with them while they were traveling.

World News

UN warns world in 'severe cascade of human rights setbacks'

The United Nations' Human Rights chief called for "concerted action" to recover from "the most wide-reaching and severe cascade of human rights setbacks in our lifetimes."

Ethiopia

UN warns 30,000 children risk death from famine in Ethiopia's Tigray

The risk of famine is imminent in Tigray, unless food, livelihood assistance and other life-saving interventions are scaled-up, unimpeded access is given and violence stops.

Ethiopia

Ethiopia delays national elections again amid deadly tensions

Some opposition parties have said they will not take part in a national election which has already been delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Europe News

Ethiopia 'closing in on itself' amid pressure to end fighting

Ethiopia has been locked in a regional conflict between government forces and the former ruling party, the Tigray People's Liberation Front, for months now.

Climate

More than 700m children live on the frontlines of the climate crisis

Climate change is 'the largest threat' to children around the world, warns Save the Children International.

Ethiopia

G7 'seriously concerned' about human rights violations in Tigray

The conflict between Ethiopia's federal government and the semi-autonomous Tigray region erupted in early November 2020.

Ethiopia

Ethiopia's conflict-hit Tigray region is on the verge of a humanitaria

It estimates that around 3.8 million of the roughly six million people there, are in desperate need of assistance. Without urgent action tens of thousands of people could starve to death.

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.