witness accounts Ethiopia: New report reveals more killings in Amhara region Today a report from Human Rights Watch (HRW) revealed that between August 31 and September 9 2021, Tigrayan forces executed dozens of civilians ... in two towns they controlled in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region.
US DEFENSE BILL US – Morocco: Congress to condition military cooperation with Rabat over Western Sahara Congress is poised to approve legislation that would condition US military cooperation with Morocco over the Western Sahara issue, one of several ... Africa-related provisions in the must-pass annual defense bill.
exclusive Ethiopia: ‘We are oppressed…All people are equal and that should be ensured’ says Jaal Marroo’s brother Jaal Marroo, leader of the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), is an enigma. Despite his position as a leader of the rebel forces in the current Ethiopian ... war, and his strong feelings about the treatment of the Oromo population, little is known about Marroo or his family. We find out more in the exclusive interview with his brother Sisay Diriba Lemessa.
prolonged war? Ethiopia: PM Abiy claims pending victory, but TPLF say it’s taking a ‘strategic retreat’ Ethiopia's military and its regional allies have scored a series of victories against rebels from the northern Tigray region, regaining control ... of large swathes of territory and apparently reversing the tide of the country's more than year-long civil war.
civil war Ethiopia: ‘Tigrayan youth are falling like leaves,’ says PM Abiy On 30 November, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed urged rebels in Tigray to surrender, saying government forces were closing in on victory. ... It comes just a week after the PM pledged to lead military operations on the frontline.
sour harvest Sudan: Ethiopia accused of attack near border, killing Sudanese soldiers Several Sudanese soldiers have been killed in renewed fighting with Ethiopia in the disputed Al Fashaqa region, in what could mark the start ... of an escalation of tensions in the Horn.
A Hornets' Nest Ethiopia’s Abiy: From peace prize to frontline fighter Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed was widely hailed as a dynamic young reformer when he swept to power in 2018, but that reputation lies in tatters one year ... into a brutal civil conflict in the north of the country marked by allegations of mass starvation, gang rape and ethnic cleansing.
religious differences Ethiopia: How can religion save the nation? Ethiopia is at war with itself – all over again. Again, it is in the global media spotlight for the wrong reasons: war, displacement, rape, ... and killings.
against war Ethiopia’s President Sahle-Work Zewde saw that ‘Abiy was dragging his country into an infernal spiral’ Ethiopia’s President Sahle Work-Zewde, who only has a ceremonial role, neither approves nor supports Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s warmongering ... policy.
Spillover Effect Ethiopia: Can Sudan use Tigray refugees as a bargaining chip? A year after the Tigray war erupted in northern Ethiopia, there’s growing fear that not only will the union of rebel forces enter the capital ... Addis Ababa, but the spillover effect risks weakening an already fragile region. But could the chaos within Ethiopia’s borders play into the advantage of Sudan, especially since its coup d’état has once again further destablised the country? Article 4/5 of "Ethiopia’s Tigray: New frontier for regional interests"