Eritrea
Eritrea condemns new U.S. sanctions
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) -Eritrea on Saturday condemned sanctions imposed on its military and other Eritrea-based individuals and entities by the...
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U.S. blacklists Eritrea military, warns of more action on Ethiopia
By Daphne Psaledakis and Maggie Fick WASHINGTON/NAIROBI (Reuters) - The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on the Eritrean military...
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U.S. top diplomat Blinken says concerned Ethiopia has potential to “implode”
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday he is very concerned about the potential for...
Read moreTigrayan forces raped women in Ethiopia’s Amhara region – Amnesty
By Ayenat Mersie NAIROBI (Reuters) - Fighters from Ethiopia's Tigray region have gang-raped and abused women in neighbouring Amhara region,...
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Ethiopian leader, marking year of war, says he will bury foes ‘with our blood’
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) -Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed pledged on Wednesday to bury his government's enemies "with our blood" as...
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U.S. ‘gravely concerned’ by escalating violence in Ethiopia ahead of envoy’s visit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is "gravely concerned" about escalating violence in Ethiopia and the expansion of hostilities and...
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Joint UN, Ethiopia rights team: all sides committed abuses in Tigray
By Stephanie Nebehay and Dawit Endeshaw GENEVA/ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - All sides fighting in the war in Ethiopia's northern region...
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Factbox: Ethiopia’s war also takes toll on its cultural heritage
By Ayenat Mersie NAIROBI (Reuters) - The year-old conflict in northern Ethiopia has taken a toll on the country's ancient...
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Bachelet says violations ongoing in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. human rights chief's office is receiving ongoing reports of violations in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region,...
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Joint U.N., Ethiopia rights team say all sides committed abuses in Tigray
By Stephanie Nebehay and Dawit Endeshaw GENEVA/ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - All sides fighting in the war in Ethiopia's northern region...
Read moreDutch put Eritrean trafficker on most wanted list
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Dutch prosecutors have put Eritrean trafficker Kidane Zekarias Habtemariam on their most wanted list and want...
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U.S. elected back to U.N. Human Rights Council that Trump quit
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The U.N. General Assembly on Thursday elected the United States to the Geneva-based Human...
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Ethiopian attack in two northern regions intensifies, Tigrayan forces say
By Maggie Fick NAIROBI (Reuters) -An air and ground offensive by Ethiopian troops and their allies against rebellious forces from...
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U.S. says it is critical that U.N. officials expelled from Ethiopia be allowed to return
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It is critical that United Nations officials expelled from Ethiopia be allowed to return to the country,...
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U.S. condemns Ethiopia’s expulsion of UN officials, could apply sanctions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States condemns Ethiopia's expulsion of United Nations officials and will not hesitate to use sanctions...
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U.N. chief “shocked” by Ethiopia’s expulsion of U.N. officials
(Corrects to say U.N. spokesperson, not U.S.) (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres was "shocked" by the information that...
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U.S. willing to delay Ethiopia sanctions if violence ends -Blinken
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States would delay sanctions over the Ethiopia conflict if the Ethiopian government and the Tigray...
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Exclusive-HRW: Eritrean and Tigrayan forces killed and raped refugees
By Katharine Houreld NAIROBI (Reuters) - Eritrean soldiers and Tigrayan militias raped, detained and killed Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia’s northern...
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U.S. urges immediate talks over Ethiopia conflict as reported abuse grows
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is gravely concerned about fighting in parts of Ethiopia, the U.S. State Department said...
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U.S., EU warn of influx of Eritrean troops in Ethiopia’s Tigray
By Giulia Paravicini LONDON (Reuters) - The United States and European Union are raising alarm over the recent deployment of...
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