Death toll from Ethiopia landslide hits 257, could reach 500: U.N.

Death toll from Ethiopia landslide hits 257, could reach 500: U.N.

Relatives and residents gather to mourn the death of their beloveds in a collective ceremony close to the scene of a landslide in Kencho Shacha Gozdi on July 25, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP The death toll from landslides in a remote region of southern Ethiopia has risen to 257, the United Nations said on … Read more

Ethiopia, breakaway Somaliland sign port deal; Somalia's cabinet calls emergency meet

Ethiopia, breakaway Somaliland sign port deal; Somalia's cabinet calls emergency meet

Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed attend the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding agreement, that allows Ethiopia to use a Somaliland port, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, January 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Somalia’s cabinet will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday to discuss a pact Ethiopia signed with … Read more

Ethiopian airstrike on a town square in the restive Amhara region kills 26, health official says

Ethiopian airstrike on a town square in the restive Amhara region kills 26, health official says

An airstrike on a crowded town square in Ethiopia‘s restive Amhara region killed at least 26 people and wounded more than 55 others, a senior health official said Monday, days after authorities asserted that calm had been restored in the area. Local militia members have been clashing with Ethiopia’s military over efforts to disband them, … Read more

Blinken discusses need for accountability for atrocities during Ethiopia visit | CNN Politics

Blinken discusses need for accountability for atrocities during Ethiopia visit | CNN Politics

CNN  —  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday pressed Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on accountability for atrocities committed by all parties throughout the yearslong conflict in northern Ethiopia. The secretary of state and the prime minister met for roughly two and a half hours in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa during … Read more

Fears of exploitation grow for children stranded in Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict

Fears of exploitation grow for children stranded in Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict

Hundreds of children separated from their parents are at risk of abuse, exploitation and child labour after fleeing conflict in Ethiopia‘s northern Tigray region, aid agencies said on Tuesday. Nearly 5,000 children have lost contact with their parents or been orphaned since fighting erupted in November, with many living in informal camps where they have … Read more

Eritrea’s murky role in Ethiopia conflict

Eritrea’s murky role in Ethiopia conflict

Eritrea, one of the world’s most repressive and secretive states, has played a major role in a military operation that Ethiopia launched last year against the dissident leaders of its northern Tigray region. Soldiers from Eritrea, which borders Tigray, have been accused by residents and rights groups of massacres in several locations that figure among … Read more

Two airports near Ethiopia’s Tigray state attacked with rockets: Government

Two airports near Ethiopia’s Tigray state attacked with rockets: Government

ADDIS ABABA: Two airports in Ethiopia‘s Amhara state near the northern state of Tigray where federal troops are fighting local forces were targeted by rocket fire late on Friday, the government said. One of the rockets hit the airport in Gondar and partially damaged it late on Friday, said Awoke Worku, spokesperson for Gondar central … Read more