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Ethiopian government accused of deadly air strikes on Oromiya region

Two organisations from Ethiopia's Oromiya region have accused the army of conducting air strikes there in recent days which they said had killed hundreds of civilians, just as peace talks on the separate Tigray conflict were about to start.

Reuters

Second day of Ethiopia peace talks in South Africa

Pretoria (AFP) - The first formal peace talks between the warring sides in the brutal two-year conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region went into a second day in South Africa on Wednesday.

AFP

Tigray peace talks begin in South Africa but hopes low for halt to fighting

Violence has intensified recently as Ethiopia and TPLF seek to bolster their negotiating position

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Ethiopia’s warring sides meet for talks in South Africa

The event marks first formal meeting between Ethiopian gov’t and Tigray forces since war broke out in November 2020.

Al Jazeera

Ethiopia peace talks open in South Africa

Johannesburg (AFP) - The first formal peace talks between the warring sides in the brutal two-year conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region opened in South Africa on Tuesday.

AFP

The Guardian view on the world’s forgotten conflict: Ethiopia’s devastating war

Editorial: Civilians in Tigray are in grave danger following the collapse of the ceasefire. World leaders must turn their attention to this crisis

The Guardian - UK

Tigray peace talks in South Africa on October 24: Ethiopia govt

Addis Ababa (AFP) - The Ethiopian government said Thursday that it would participate in peace talks next week led by the African Union to try to resolve the nearly two-year war in Tigray.

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WHO chief warns time running out to ‘prevent genocide’ in Tigray

Tedros says food and health care being used as weapons in his home region in northern Ethiopia.

Al Jazeera

Clock ticking to avert 'genocide' in Tigray: WHO chief

Geneva (AFP) - The World Health Organization chief said Wednesday time was running out to avoid "genocide" in Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray, as Human Rights Watch called for sanctions against Addis Ababa to avert civilian deaths.

AFP

Tigray war: two years on, the AU has failed to broker peace and silence the guns

The African Union pledged in 2016 to “silence the guns” by the end of 2020, an ambitious agenda of ending armed conflicts on the continent. Just two months before that deadline, the deadliest war in years erupted in Ethiopia. On 3 November 2020, the armies of the Federal Government of…

The Conversation

Ethiopia says govt forces seize three towns in Tigray

Addis Ababa (AFP) - Ethiopia said Tuesday its forces had seized three towns in Tigray, the latest major battleground shift in the brutal war, as the UN warned the situation was spiralling out of control with an "utterly staggering" toll on civilians.

AFP

Ethiopian and Eritrean forces seize key Tigrayan city, say rebels

Addis Ababa (AFP) - Tigrayan rebels said Tuesday that Ethiopian and Eritrean forces had seized a key Tigrayan city, a move coinciding with UN warnings of a spiralling conflict and an "utterly staggering" toll on civilians.

AFP

UN chief warns Ethiopia war 'spiralling out of control'

Addis Ababa (AFP) - UN chief Antonio Guterres warned Monday that the situation in Ethiopia was "spiralling out of control" as fighting raged in the north of the country and the government vowed to seize control of airports and other sites in Tigray.

AFP

UN chief warns Ethiopia 'spiralling out of control'

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Ethiopia vows to seize airports in Tigray despite peace pledge

Addis Ababa (AFP) - Ethiopia's government on Monday vowed to seize control of airports and other sites in Tigray, while at the same time reiterating a commitment to peace talks, as international alarm mounted over fighting in the war-torn region.

Radio France Internationale

Ethiopia vows to seize airports, facilities in Tigray as AU calls for truce

Ethiopia's government has vowed to seize control of airports and other federal facilities in the country's Tigray region, a day after the African Union appealed for a ceasefire.

AFP

Ethiopia vows to seize airports, other sites in Tigray

Addis Ababa (AFP) - Ethiopia's government on Monday vowed to seize control of airports and other federal facilities in war-torn Tigray, a day after the African Union appealed for a ceasefire to the conflict.

AFP

Authorities in Ethiopia's rebel-held Tigray say would respect ceasefire

Nairobi (AFP) - Authorities in Ethiopia's rebel-held Tigray region announced Sunday they would respect a ceasefire as fighting intensified in the country's war-torn north, and the African Union called for an immediate truce.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Sudan Welcomes ‘Economic Integration’ with Ethiopia

Head of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan held talks on Saturday with Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on the sidelines of the Tana High- Level Forum on Security in Africa, which kicked off on Oct 14 in Ethiopia’s Bahir Dar city. Discussions touched on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance…

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Tigray has resisted Ethiopia's far greater military might for two years -- here's why neither side is giving in

The Ethio-Tigray war started on 4 November 2020. For almost two years, the governments of Ethiopia and Eritrea – along with Amhara regional forces and militia – have waged war against Tigray’s regional government and society.

The Guardian - UK

Postponement of Tigray peace talks latest blow in Ethiopia’s hidden war

Airstrikes, malnutrition and disease have claimed thousands of lives in one of the most deadly but least reported conflicts in the world

Al Jazeera

Why does the Nobel Peace Prize often stir controversy?

With winner from 343 candidates set to be announced on Friday, a look at an award won by Obama, Gorbachev and Kissinger.

AFP

Ethiopian govt, Tigray rebels, say ready for peace talks after AU invite

Addis Ababa (AFP) - Ethiopia's government and rebels from the country's Tigray region said Wednesday they were ready to attend peace talks after the African Union invited both parties to negotiations in South Africa.

AFP

Ethiopia govt says accepts AU invite to peace talks

Addis Ababa (AFP) - Ethiopia's government said Wednesday it has accepted an African Union invitation to hold peace talks with Tigrayan rebels after a flare-up in fighting in the nearly two-year war in the country's north.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Nobel Prize Season Arrives amid War, Nuclear Fears, Hunger

This year's Nobel Prize season approaches as Russia's invasion of Ukraine has shattered decades of almost uninterrupted peace in Europe and raised the risks of a nuclear disaster. The secretive Nobel committees never hint who will win the prizes in medicine, physics, chemistry, literature, economics or peace. It's anyone's guess…

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