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Eritrea plunges back into Ethiopia’s Tigray war

Eritrea has renewed its involvement in Ethiopia’s Tigray war, sending divisions across its southern border this week in what appears to be ... a major new offensive. Military and diplomatic sources tell The Africa Report that Eritrean forces are moving into strategic positions. This Eritrean ground offensive represents a serious escalation of the conflict.

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All hands on deck

UN: Ethiopia crisis is the focus of diplomatic ‘speed dating’ week, US envoy Hammer says

While the war in Ukraine is taking center stage at the annual United Nations (UN) General Assembly meetings this week, the crisis in northern ... Ethiopia remains a key focal point behind the scenes.

Assigning blame

Ethiopia is a victim of ‘media slaughter’: Henok Teferra Shawl, Ambassador to France

Henok Teferra Shawl, Ethiopia’s ambassador to France, is convinced that the TPLF is to blame for the recent resumption of hostilities in Tigray ... as well as the international community’s lack of support.

A choir member sings during the Ethiopian New Year's Eve celebration in Addis Ababa.

ways of war

Ethiopia: Four scenarios for the Tigray conflict; from peace to ‘Syria on steroids’

While peace may be one possibility - and the defeat of the Tigray rebels another - the restart of hostilities in Ethiopia means a range of outcomes ... have opened up.

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liberalisation

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no free lunch

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bloody harvest

Eritrea’s troops remain in Tigray, holding up ceasefire execution

liberalisation

Ethiopia, a new El Dorado for African bankers?

no free lunch

Ukraine sows its offensive across Africa through grain diplomacy

bloody harvest

Eritrea’s troops remain in Tigray, holding up ceasefire execution

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WHO'S WHO

Ethiopia: Key players in the Amhara network

A tightknit and powerful Amhara elite are a driving force in Ethiopia today, after decades of being marginalised by the Tigray-dominated former ... ruling party. By providing crucial political backing to the Oromo President Abiy Ahmed, some Amhara see an opportunity to regain a seat at the table. Find out who's who in the Amhara elite:

calling abiy

Ethiopia: Tigray rebels are calling for peace, agree to AU’s involvement

Over the weekend, the Tigray rebels fighting Ethiopia’s federal government said they were willing to accept an “immediate” ceasefire and ... be part of a peace process led by the African Union.

Eritrea's President Isaias Afwerki receives a key from Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed during the inauguration ceremony marking the reopening of the Eritrean Embassy in Addis Ababa

nationalism & leverage

Eritrea’s role in resumption of Tigray’s war

The Tigray war that broke out on 3 November 2020 after weeks of a standoff between the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) and the Tigray ... People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has once again resumed following a brief truce. The TPLF has accused the Eritrean government of sending its soldiers into the fight.

People power

America’s great strength: The African diaspora

More than 100 Nigerian-Americans and their supporters descended on Washington’s luxury Mandarin Oriental Hotel this April to celebrate the ... record number of diaspora Africans in the Joe Biden administration.

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new leader

Ethiopian Airlines’ CEO Mesfin Tasew on roadmap of company

Recapitalisation, diversification, alliances, competition... Six months after taking office, the new CEO of Africa's largest airline talks to ... us about his roadmap and offers his initial status report.

international standards

Places of Power: Ethiopia’s historic Hilton & luxurious Sheraton

At the headquarters of the African Union, there's a host of secret deals and meetings that take place behind the famed walls of the Hilton and ... the Sheraton: the two iconic hotels in the capital.

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