Factbox-What is happening in Sudan? Sudan's military leaders and a coalition of civilian parties signed a framework deal on Monday that could launch a new political transition in the country. Reuters · Dec 5, 2022
Ethiopia’s Tigray forces withdraw '65 percent of fighters from frontline' The commander-in-chief of the Tigray rebel forces has said that 65 percent of his forces have "disengaged", a month after a ceasefire agreement over Ethiopia's war-torn northern region. Radio France Internationale · Dec 4, 2022
Ethiopia's Tigray forces say they have withdrawn 65% of fighters from frontlines More than half of Tigrayan forces have withdrawn from the frontlines, the forces' top commander said, a month after a ceasefire agreement aimed at ending the two-year conflict in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region. Reuters · Dec 4, 2022
World Cup 2022 has a winner, say women football fans: safety Female fans from Brazil to Colombia and Ethiopia to Saudi Arabia say they’re enjoying late-night games, safe and secure. Al Jazeera · Dec 4, 2022
Half a million Ethiopian migrants have been deported from Saudi Arabia in 5 years - what they go through Tens of thousands of migrant Ethiopian workers have been forcibly repatriated from Saudi Arabia each year since the early 2010s. Although this is carried out as part of a crackdown on illegal migrant workers, legally documented workers have frequently been caught in the dragnet. Another 102,000 Ethiopian citizens will soon… The Conversation · Dec 4, 2022
Ukraine says ship with wheat for Ethiopia arrives, part of anti-famine push A ship with Ukrainian wheat destined for Ethiopia arrived in port on Saturday, the first vessel to sail as part of a push to send food to countries most vulnerable to famine and drought, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. Reuters · Dec 3, 2022
WHO says still doesn't have full access to Ethiopia's Tigray The World Health Organization said on Friday it still does not have the unfettered access to Ethiopia's northern Tigray region stipulated in a truce signed a month ago. Reuters · Dec 2, 2022
Looting, forced removals plague Ethiopia's Tigray despite truce - witnesses Ethiopia's allies are looting towns, arresting and killing civilians and relocating thousands of people from a disputed part of Tigray despite a truce between the government and local forces, witnesses and aid workers in the northern region say. Reuters · Dec 2, 2022
Countering Russian narratives and documenting war crimes in Ukraine As the international advocacy officer at Ukraine's Center for Civil Liberties, Oleksandra Drik works to rally global support for Ukraine and fight against Russian disinformation. On a recent trip to Kenya and Ethiopia, she found that many wrongly consider the invasion of Ukraine as a proxy war between Russia and… France 24 · Dec 2, 2022
‘No timeline’ for restoring internet to Tigray: Ethiopia minister In a ceasefire agreement signed earlier this month, Ethiopia committed to restoring basic services to the Tigray region. Al Jazeera · Nov 30, 2022
Freezing temperatures grip Kyiv as power shortages persist in Ukraine Snow fell in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv Sunday, while the electricity supply was still disrupted due to recent air strikes carried out by Russia, guaranteeing a difficult winter for the city's inhabitants. Meanwhile, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of fresh strikes from Moscow. Read our live blog to review all… France 24 · Nov 27, 2022
Kidnappings, looting cited in Ethiopia's Tigray after truce Eyewitnesses and aid workers say that allies of Ethiopia’s federal military are looting property and carrying out mass detentions in Tigray The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2022
Food aid into Ethiopia’s Tigray ‘not matching needs’: UN Access to some parts of Tigray remains constrained even as all four road corridors are now open, UN food agency says. Al Jazeera · Nov 26, 2022
Blinken stresses implementing Ethiopia ceasefire on call with PM U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on a call with Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Tuesday stressed the importance of implementing a ceasefire in the country, where the government and Tigrayan forces have agreed to end fighting. Reuters · Nov 23, 2022
Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 18, 2022 UN Envoy Warns Against Return of War in Ethiopia UNHCR Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Mohammed Abdi Affey has warned the Ethiopian parties against a return to fighting between the government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), saying any such move could cause a humanitarian catastrophe. Affey announced there were 103 million displaced persons and refugees,…
The Conversation · Nov 17, 2022 Civet musk, a precious perfume ingredient, is under threat. Steps to support Ethiopian producers and protect the animals The African civet — an animal closely related to the mongoose and widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa — is among four mammals known to secrete scented compounds. Civets produce this “musk” to mark territory and communicate among themselves and other animals. It recently appeared in the news because when the…
France 24 · Nov 17, 2022 Aid convoys arrive in Ethiopia's Tigray region following truce In tonight's edition: The UN food agency says that 15 trucks carrying food aid have entered Ethiopia's Tigray region. It comes as humanitarian groups gain access to the area for the first time since a ceasefire deal was signed two weeks ago. We speak to David Miliband, president of the…
The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2022 How wearing shoes could eliminate one of the world’s most neglected tropical diseases Podoconiosis is a painful, disfiguring condition, yet it’s astonishingly simple to prevent and treat – as a project in southern Ethiopia shows
Reuters · Nov 16, 2022 First U.N. aid convoy since ceasefire enters Ethiopia's Tigray Fifteen trucks carrying food aid entered Ethiopia's Tigray region on Wednesday, the United Nations's food agency said, as humanitarian groups gain access for the first time since a ceasefire agreement was signed two weeks ago.
Daily Mirror · Nov 15, 2022 World population surges past eight billion as 'questions raised about our impact on the world' The population growth comes as 37 million people face starvation in the Horn of Africa, including in Ethiopia, after persistent droughts which were all likely linked to climate change
Reuters · Nov 15, 2022 First aid trucks arrive in Ethiopia's Tigray region since ceasefire, ICRC says Two trucks carrying medical supplies arrived in the capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region on Tuesday, the International Committee of the Red Cross said, in what it called the first aid delivery to the region since fighting resumed in August.
The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2022 Ethiopia: Status of western Tigray to be settled 'by law' Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says the future status of disputed territory in the western part of the country’s Tigray region will be settled according to the Ethiopian constitution, following the signing of a truce earlier this month
Radio France Internationale · Nov 15, 2022 Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed promises to turn Tigray peace deal into reality Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed vowed on Tuesday to fulfil commitments made at peace talks with Tigrayan rebels. Abiy promised to make the agreement a reality, nearly two weeks after the deal was signed.
France 24 · Nov 15, 2022 Gender Day at COP27: Women from rural communities worst hit by climate change In tonight's show: as the COP27 climate summit holds its Gender Day, we ask why women in the Global South are disproportionately affected by climate change. We also speak to our regional correspondent about the millions of people waiting for international aid in Ethiopia's northern Tigray province. Finally, we take…
Reuters · Nov 15, 2022 Ethiopia's Abiy vows 'honest' implementation of Tigray truce Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed vowed on Tuesday "to implement honestly" a ceasefire agreement between his government and forces in Tigray, which he said was necessary to ensure peace proved sustainable.