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Nov- 2020 -

20 November

Standing guard during the Tigray regional elections, which the national government declared illegal

Tigray Forces Fire Rockets at Ethiopian Regional Capital

The ruling party of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region fired rockets on the capital of neighboring Amhara Friday, an official said, heightening fears the internal conflict could spread to other parts of the country.

17 November

Africa

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Ethiopia’s Abiy Vows ‘Final’ Push in Tigray

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said military operations in the northern Tigray region would enter a "final" phase, as global pressure mounted to bring the conflict to an end.

13 November

Africa

Thousands of Ethiopians have fled to neighboring Sudan to escape the conflict in Tigray.

Staff Writer With AFP

UN Warns of War Crimes in Spiralling Ethiopia Conflict

The UN warned of possible war crimes in Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray, after 10 days of fighting that the country's prime minister claimed had his enemy "in the final throes of death."

11 November

Africa

Members of an Amhara armed group who fight alongside federal and regional forces against fighters from the northern region of Tigray

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Ethiopia’s Tigray Conflict Risks Spreading South

Fears mount of increasing conflict in Ethiopia, where PM Ahmed last week ordered a military campaign in Tigray that has the nation careening towards a potential civil war.

10 November

Africa

The Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed.

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Ethiopia PM Says Conflict in Tigray Nearing End as Thousands Flee Fighting

PM Ahmed said the end of military operations in Ethiopia's north is "coming within reach," as thousands fled the violence into neighboring Sudan.

9 November

Africa

An Ethiopia's Amhara Region militia man poses in the town of Musebamb, 44 kms northwest from Gondar.

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Ethiopia’s Abiy Vows Military Operation in Tigray to ‘Wrap up Soon’

Ethiopia's PM Ahmed vowed his military operation in the northern Tigray region would be over soon, seeking to placate foreign allies that the country was not on a path to all-out war.

6 November

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Abiy Says ‘Clear, Limited’ Aims to Ethiopia Military Operation in Tigray

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Friday that military operations launched in the northern region of Tigray had limited objectives, as concern mounts over a possible slide into war.

4 November

Africa

A member of Tigray police is pictured at a checkpoint in the outskirts of Mekele on the day of Tigray's regional elections, on September 9, 2020

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Ethiopia PM Orders Riposte After ‘Attack’ on Army Camp in Restive Tigray

Ethiopia declared a state of emergency in Tigray after PM Ahmed ordered a military response to a deadly attack by the ruling party of the restive region on a camp housing federal troops.

Jun- 2019 -

24 June

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Ethiopia police kill man suspected of deadly ‘coup’ plot

Ethiopian police have shot dead a security chief suspected of orchestrating a deadly bid to overthrow the regional government, with possible links to the murder of the army chief

11 June

Africa