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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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".

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Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed receives Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo

Since March 2018, Ahmed, 43, he resumed talks with Eritrea, negotiated a peace agreement and agreed on the borders set by an international commission in 2002. He also played a key role in other processes in the region, according to the Nobel Committee's ruling.

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The Brief: von der Leyen prepares for first foreign trip as Commission President

Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced she will take her first foreign trip to Ethiopia.