Ethiopia
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Nov- 2020 -13 NovemberAfrica
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."
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11 NovemberAfrica
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.
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10 NovemberAfrica
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.
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9 NovemberAfrica
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.
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6 NovemberAfrica
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.
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5 NovemberAfrica
Ethiopia at ‘War’ With Tigray Ruling Party: Military
Ethiopia's military said Thursday it was at "war" with the ruling party of the country's northern Tigray region, as fighting continued for a second day and troops reportedly amassed at the region's borders.
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4 NovemberAfrica
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.
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2 NovemberAfrica
Gunmen Kill at Least 32 in Ethiopia ‘Massacre:’ Rights Agency
An armed group in Ethiopia's restive Oromia region has carried out a "horrendous" attack on civilians, the government said Monday, with one survivor saying dozens had died.
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Jun- 2019 -24 JuneAfrica
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
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23 JuneAfrica
Ethiopia army chief killed in failed coup attempt, Abiy’s office says
Ethiopia's army chief Seare Mekonnen was shot dead by his bodyguard just hours after an attempted coup in Amhara state left the regional president and another top adviser dead
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