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30 years young: Eritrea reaches a milestone but struggles with legacy of its past

Eritrea is widely considered to be one of the most repressive states in the world. Three decades after gaining independence form Ethiopia in 1993, the impoverished Horn-of-Africa nation is still ruled by the same man – Isaias Afwerki.

Radio France Internationale · May 24, 2023

Protesters in Ethiopia’s Tigray demand Eritrean troops withdraw

Tigray residents say Eritrean troops and soldiers from the neighbouring Amhara region are yet to leave, despite a truce.

Al Jazeera · May 23, 2023

Oromo rebels accuse Ethiopian forces of attacks following peace talks

Rebels from Ethiopia's Oromiya region accused the government on Wednesday of launching a military offensive against them after a first round of peace talks ended earlier this month without a deal.

Reuters · May 17, 2023

Activity resumes in Ethiopian region after deadly protests

Businesses reopened and traffic was back in urban centres of Ethiopia's Amhara region on Wednesday after six days of violent protests over a planned shakeup of local forces, residents said.

Reuters · Apr 12, 2023

Gun battles erupt in Ethiopia as PM axes Amhara region’s security force

The country’s second-biggest state has been riven by mass street protests, armed clashes between local police and the federal military as well as the fatal shooting of two aid workers

The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2023

Gunfire, protests in Ethiopia's Amhara over plan to disband regional force

Gunfire was heard in at least two towns in Ethiopia's Amhara region on Sunday as thousands protested against a federal government order to integrate regional special forces into the police or national army, residents said.

Reuters · Apr 9, 2023

Ethiopia to dismantle regional special forces in favour of 'centralized army'

The Ethiopian government said on Thursday it intends to integrate all regional special forces either into the national army, or the federal or regional police, a move likely to be perceived as an attempt to diminish the autonomy of individual regions.

Reuters · Apr 6, 2023

Ethiopia's Tigray region unveils new cabinet to lead political transition

The newly elected president of Tigray's interim administration, Getachew Reda, has unveiled a cabinet that will lead the region's political transition after two years of conflict. The 27-member team is composed of former rebels from the Tigray People's Liberation Front who fought Ethiopian government forces in the war.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 6, 2023

Ethiopia votes to remove rebel Tigray party from official terror list

Ethiopia's parliament on Wednesday removed the rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front from an official list of terrorist groups, a key step in the peace process following the two-year conflict in the country's north.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 22, 2023

U.S. determines all sides committed war crimes in Ethiopia conflict

The United States has determined that all sides committed war crimes during the conflict in northern Ethiopia that killed tens of thousands of people, left hundreds of thousands facing hunger and displaced millions, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday.

Reuters · Mar 20, 2023