Tigray Region

Ethiopia

Tigray rebels seize airport and clash with Ethiopia's federal forces

TPLF forces took control of Mekelle airport and fought federal troops at two locations in the Afar region, while Ethiopian Airlines suspended flights to three Tigray airports in an apparent collapse of the Pretoria Agreement that ended the 2020-2022 war in the country.

23 September 2026

Ethiopia

Former enemies form alliance to overthrow Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed

The TPLF and Amhara's Fano militias — groups that fought on opposing sides in the Tigray war — and the Oromo Liberation Army said they had been coordinating for more than a year and aimed to install a transitional government.

21 September 2026

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Watch: Tigrayan women celebrate the Ashenda festival in Addis Ababa

It is the first time the celebration has been held in the Ethiopian capital since 2020.

25 August 2023

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WATCH: Children and youth march for peace in Tigray after ceasefire

Young people from Tigray’s capital Mekele took part in a peace parade with many hoping that the ceasefire may mean they can soon return to school.

1 December 2022

Ethiopia

Eritrea accused of launching offensive on Ethiopia's Tigray region

A full-scale entry of Eritrea into the Tigray war could thwart peace efforts between Tigrayan leaders and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who mended ties with Eritrea shortly after taking office in 2018.

21 September 2022

Ethiopia

Repeated examples of human rights abuse in Tigray region, says expert

Drone strikes came after forces in Tigray said they were ready for a ceasefire and would accept an African Union-led peace process

16 September 2022

Ethiopia

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'.

27 August 2022

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.

25 August 2022

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.

8 January 2022

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.

3 November 2021

Ethiopia

Ethiopia declares immediate, unilateral cease-fire in Tigray region

The cease-fire could calm an eight-month war that has caused suffering to hundreds of thousands and destabilized Africa's second most populous country.

29 June 2021

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.

25 June 2021

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.

11 June 2021

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.

15 May 2021

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.

2 April 2021