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Ethiopia is sliding back toward war – a look at what is driving the fighting and why it matters

Four years after a fragile ceasefire ended widespread conflict in Ethiopia, the region is again slipping back into full-out war.

The Conversation · Sep 29

Ethiopia’s peace deal is unravelling – what went wrong with the Tigray agreement

The Pretoria peace deal in Ethiopia was an agreement to cease hostilities. It wasn’t a comprehensive political settlement. A political settlement is an enduring agreement among powerful groups that delivers some benefits to avert conflict.

The Conversation · Sep 29

Ethiopia’s army chief accuses Eritrea, Sudan and Egypt of supporting Tigray rebels

Ethiopia's army chief has accused neighboring Eritrea, Sudan and Egypt of backing rebel troops in the renewed fighting in the Tigray region

The Independent UK · Sep 28

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Ethiopia accuses Sudan, Eritrea of backing Tigray forces as fighting escalates

Addis Ababa has accused Sudan and Eritrea of backing armed groups fighting its federal forces in the north, claims Khartoum has rejected as renewed clashes raise fears of a return to full-scale conflict.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 28

Ethiopia accuses Eritrea, Sudan of backing Tigray rebels amid clashes

Ethiopia’s army chief accused Eritrea and Sudan on Sunday of backing armed groups fighting federal troops, as clashes with Tigrayan rebels intensified. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front said it was waging a “defensive war” and seized airports. A humanitarian source said rebels captured the Afar town of Erebti on Sunday.

France 24 · Sep 27

Ethiopia’s army chief accuses Egypt and Sudan of backing armed alliance seeking to oust Abiy Ahmed

Renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia is drawing in the country’s disputes with Egypt, Sudan and Eritrea, raising fears that its internal conflict could spread across the region.

Euronews · Sep 27

Ethiopia is at risk of a wider war. Here’s what you need to know

Renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia is threatening the fragile peace that ended the Tigray war

The Independent UK · Sep 25

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Rebel offensive against Ethiopian army stokes fears of return to civil war

Fighting escalates after Tigrayan rebels form new coalition aimed at overthrowing Abiy Ahmed government

The Guardian - UK · Sep 24

Renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia effectively shatters peace deal that ended 2022 war

Renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia has effectively shattered a peace pact that ended a devastating two-year war in 2022

The Independent UK · Sep 24

US lifts sanctions targeting Eritrea's ruling party and the military

The United States has lifted sanctions against Eritrea’s ruling party and military, according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury

The Independent UK · Sep 19

‘We demand the truth’: Olga Tokarczuk and JM Coetzee lead calls for proof of life of disappeared Eritrean writers

More than 180 writers sign letter renewing calls for information on 12 authors detained incommunicado since 2001 crackdown on free speech by Isaias Afwerki

The Guardian - UK · Sep 18

Africa’s Red Sea states face growing risks as Houthi rebels expand their reach

The Houthi takeover of parts of the Red Sea gives the armed group a new platform to challenge global shipping. The group has taken over the port of Mocha, the island of Mayyun, and the Zuqar and Hanish archipelago about 160km north of the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. These areas were…

The Conversation · Sep 17

Ethiopia-Eritrea tensions over Red Sea port have turned the Tigray peace deal into a political weapon

The large-scale war between the Ethiopian federal government and Tigray regional government forces ended in November 2022 with the signing of the Pretoria Agreement. The two sides agreed that the Tigrayan forces would disarm, and that foreign forces and other troops outside the federal army would withdraw from Tigray. They…

The Conversation · Aug 25

Ethiopian rebels condemn army drone strikes

ADDIS ABABA - Rebel authorities in the Tigray region of Ethiopia on Tuesday accused the federal government of carrying out deadly drone strikes in the northern region, denouncing “a serious escalation” amid fears of a new war.

Bangkok Post · Aug 11

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The Conversation · Jun 15

Conflict hits schooling hardest where children are the target – study

According to Unesco, around 250 million children (16%) globally are out of school although they are of an age to be at school in their countries. Available evidence suggests that out-of-school numbers are extremely high in conflict-affected countries, though the exact number is hard to quantify. For example, in the…

Cycling News · May 23

4 Jours de Dunkerque: Natnael Tesfazion wins uphill sprint as an isolated Laurence Pithie holds on to race lead

Eritrean rider claims first win in 2 years, on his birthday

The Conversation · May 1

How authoritarian regimes use education as a political tool

It’s often assumed that expanding access to education is progressive – that it’s a means of ensuring social, economic and political development. However, this is not always the case.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 21

Tigray party restores pre-war parliament, jeopardising northern Ethiopia peace

Tigray's main political party, TPFL, said it was taking back control of the region's government, effectively voiding a peace deal with Ethiopia's federal government that ended one of the century's deadliest conflicts.

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The Conversation · Mar 9

Gulf attention is turning inward: why the Iran war could destabilise the Horn of Africa

Gulf states have become increasingly prominent in the squabbles, civil wars and inter-country tensions in the Horn of Africa over the past decade. The countries in this region include Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somaliland, Somalia and Djibouti.

The Conversation · Mar 4

Iran war fallout: risks for the Red Sea and the Horn of Africa

The death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, in March 2026 marks the end of a political era in the Middle Eastern country. Khamenei was killed in US and Israeli airstrikes on Iran’s capital, Tehran. This has triggered a war drawing in numerous countries across the Middle East.

The Independent UK · Feb 28

Abiy's vision of Ethiopia includes a seaport in Eritrea. Some see a looming conflict

Ethiopia’s prime minister sees himself as a renaissance man trying to reimagine the old greatness of his country

Radio France Internationale · Feb 24

NGO denounces the detention and torture of Eritrean refugees in Egypt

More than 3,000 Eritrean refugees have been detained in Egypt this year and some have reported sexual violence and torture, a human rights NGO said Monday.

The Independent UK · Feb 23

Ethiopia's Tigray region is caught between past conflict and fears of another

Ethiopia's Tigray region is bracing for the possibility of renewed conflict over three years after warring parties signed a peace deal

Radio France Internationale · Feb 22

Widening rift between Eritrea and Ethiopia sparks fear of new conflict

Ethiopia and Eritrea say they are preparing for the possibility of war, with landlocked Ethiopia's claim it needs access to the Red Sea seen as a provocation by Eritrea. As tensions build, violence is escalating on their shared border in the Tigray region.

The Conversation · Feb 20

Ethiopia and Eritrea are on edge again: what’s behind the growing risk of war

The histories of Eritrea and Ethiopia have long been closely intertwined. Once part of Ethiopia, Eritrea launched an armed struggle for independence in 1961 that resulted in its secession in 1993 following a referendum. But since Eritrea’s independence, relations between the two countries have evolved through many ups and downs,…

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