Ethiopia
U.N. warns catastrophe looms in Ethiopia’s north, urges government to end de facto aid blockade
NAIROBI (Reuters) - A de facto blockade on aid to the Tigray region in Ethiopia's north is bringing millions of...
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U.S. agency says Tigrayan forces looted aid warehouses in Ethiopia’s Amhara region
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) -Forces from Ethiopia's Tigray region in recent weeks looted warehouses belonging to the U.S. government's humanitarian agency...
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U.N. chief says social fabric of Ethiopia being torn apart
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the Security Council on Thursday that a conflict...
Read moreEthiopia rights commission says 150 killed in attack in Oromiya
(Reuters) -Gunmen killed at least 150 people last week in western Ethiopia in an attack by an armed group against...
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U.S. says war in Ethiopia’s north could affect trade benefits
NAIROBI (Reuters) - The ongoing war and humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia's north could affect the country's trade benefits under the...
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Sudan says Ethiopian dam made no impact on floods this year
CAIRO (Reuters) - The giant dam Ethiopia has constructed on the Blue Nile made no impact on this year's floods...
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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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U.S. blacklists Eritrean official over human rights abuse in Ethiopia’s Tigray
By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on an Eritrean official it accused of being...
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U.S. aid chief says emergency food in Ethiopia’s Tigray to run out this week
By Maggie Fick NAIROBI (Reuters) - For the first time in nine months of war in Ethiopia's Tigray region, aid...
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U.N. chief calls for immediate ceasefire in Ethiopia
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday pushed for an immediate ceasefire and unrestricted aid access in...
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U.S. envoy to visit Ethiopia to try to halt fighting
NAIROBI (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is sending his special envoy for the Horn of Africa to Ethiopia amid...
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Ethiopia’s Tigray forces seek new military alliance
NAIROBI (Reuters) -Forces from Ethiopia's rebellious Tigray region said on Wednesday they were in talks to forge a military alliance...
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Ethiopia urges citizens to join armed forces as conflict spreads
(Corrects to specify that the prime minister’s statement did mention the ceasefire) By Ayenat Mersie NAIROBI (Reuters) -Ethiopia's government on...
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Sudan recalls ambassador to Ethiopia after mediation offer rejected
By Khalid Abdelaziz KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan recalled its ambassador to neighbouring Ethiopia on Sunday, frustrated by the stance of...
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U.S. calls for Tigrayan forces to respect Lalibela cultural heritage
By Daphne Psaledakis and Doyinsola Oladipo WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday called for combatants to respect the...
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U.S.’s Blinken, Sudan’s prime minister discuss Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Wednesday about the...
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U.S. voices concern at Tanzania’s arrest of opposition politician
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - A senior U.S. government official expressed concern on Wednesday over the arrest and imprisonment of...
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Fighting displaces 200,000 in Ethiopia’s Amhara region -U.N. aid chief
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) -United Nations aid chief Martin Griffiths said on Tuesday that accusations by Ethiopian authorities that aid workers...
Read moreAt least 30 bodies float down river between Ethiopia’s Tigray and Sudan
By Khalid Abdelaziz and Nafisa Eltahir KHARTOUM (Reuters) - At least 30 corpses have washed up on the Sudanese banks...
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France’s Macron calls for talks to end conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron called for the opening of talks to end hostilities in Ethiopia's northern region...
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