Ethiopia
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Nov- 2020 -25 NovemberAfrica
Ethiopian PM Rejects ‘Interference’ Ahead of Surrender Deadline
PM Ahmed said he rejected international "interference" in Ethiopia's affairs, hours before a deadline for Tigray's rebellious leaders to surrender or face an assault on their capital.
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20 NovemberAfrica
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.
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17 NovemberAfrica
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.
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16 NovemberAfrica
Gunmen Kill 34 in Attack on Bus in West Ethiopia: Rights Body
Gunmen killed at least 34 people in a "gruesome" attack on a passenger bus in west Ethiopia, a part of the country that has recently seen a spate of deadly assaults on civilians.
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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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