The Red Cross is helping refugee families who fled to Sudan find relatives who were unable to escape the conflict as Ethiopia’s civil war comes to an end and there is a communications blackout in the Tigray region.
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has called for a significant increase in international aid for communities in Kenya and Somalia that have been severely affected by the drought
In Ethiopia’s Oromia region, where the rebel Oromo Liberation Army has been launching attacks since June, the conflict has resulted in thousands of people being displaced, according to the U.N. Meanwhile, militias in the Amhara region have been accused of abusing civilians
Ethiopians celebrated the start of their new year on Sunday, or Enkutatash. A curfew was imposed in some conflict-affected areas as a result of renewed fighting, which dampened celebrations. However, people’s hopes have been raised by reports that peace negotiations may resume
The Oromo Liberation Army’s attack on the capital in June has raised fears of more civil war spreading in the Gambella region of Ethiopia
On this edition of Straight Talk Africa,guest host Vincent Makori will discuss the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, where one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world is still going on. Last week, fighting broke out once again between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front and Ethiopian government forces. Salem Solomon, the Real Time News Desk’s lead editor, and Joseph Siegle, the center’s research director, are among the guests
In talks to put an end to an almost two-year civil war, the disputed Ethiopian region of Western Tigray is expected to be a sticking point. Leaders of the Amhara region say that it must be given back to them in order for talks to continue
Locals in the disputed region are protesting a controversial resettlement and land distribution effort by Amhara authorities in Western Tigray that gives ethnic Amharas access to land
The Tigray People’s Liberation Front rebel group and the Ethiopian government are gearing up for peace talks to put an end to the conflicts that started in November 2020. Although townspeople and militia men in the badly damaged town of Abala claim they are prepared for peace, observers claim it won’t be simple to achieveE
Aid trucks pass through the Afar region of Ethiopia on their way from Djibouti to Tigray, but people who live next to the road claim they have nothing to eat and that their children are dying