Five things to know for Africa Climate Week Facing deadly drought and historic floods, African leaders will voice calls for urgent action at the Gabon meeting. Al Jazeera · Aug 28, 2022
Antrim Coast Half Marathon: Refugee who calls Belfast home hoping to beat Mo Farah time Eskander ran for an hour in total darkness the night the military burned down his family home but now runs in NI for the joy of the sport Belfast Live · Aug 27, 2022
UN condemns deadly air raid that ‘hit kindergarten’ in Tigray UNICEF calls on all parties to agree to an ‘immediate cessation of hostilities’ as the federal gov’t denies involvement. Al Jazeera · Aug 27, 2022
UN Condemns Airstrike in Ethiopia that 'Hit Kindergarten' The UN children's agency UNICEF on Saturday condemned an air strike that "hit a kindergarten" in Ethiopia's Tigray region, killing at least four people including two children. Friday's strike in the Tigray capital Mekele came days after fighting erupted on the region's southern border between government forces and rebels, ending… Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 27, 2022
Ethiopia forces accused of deadly attack as Tigray war escalates Witnesses say a school in Mekelle was attacked and four civilians killed, but the government denies the reports. Al Jazeera · Aug 26, 2022
Airstrike hits kindergarten in capital of Ethiopia's Tigray An airstrike by Ethiopia’s air force hit a kindergarten in the country’s embattled Tigray region, causing deaths and injuries on Friday, according to broadcasters The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2022
Tigray war: ‘I can’t help my starving family’, says Ethiopian World Health Organisation boss Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warns Tigrayan relatives are ‘completely sealed off’ by civil war The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2022
Air strike hits capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region as fighting resumes An Ethiopian air strike hit the capital of Tigray on Friday killing four people, including two children, rebel spokespeople and humanitarian sources said, as the government vowed to "take action" against military targets in the war-torn region. France 24 · Aug 26, 2022
Air strike on playground kills 7 in Ethiopia's Tigray region - hospital An air strike on a children's play area killed at least seven people in the capital of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region on Friday, medical officials there said, the first such attack after a four-month old ceasefire collapsed this week. Reuters · Aug 26, 2022
UN chief urges Ethiopia and Tigray leaders to halt fighting U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is urging Ethiopia’s prime minister and the leader of its restive Tigray region leader to immediately halt the latest hostilities The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2022
Fighting flares for second day in northern Ethiopia Fighting flared for a second day in northern Ethiopia, residents said on Thursday, an outbreak of violence that has shattered hopes for fledgling peace talks between the government and forces from the Tigray region. Reuters · Aug 25, 2022
WHO chief laments fate of 'starving' relatives in Tigray World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has made a passionate appeal for his embattled home region of Tigray in Ethiopia The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2022
Fighting Flares Up in Northern Ethiopia after Five-month Lull Fighting erupted between government forces and Tigrayan rebels in northern Ethiopia on Wednesday, shattering a five-month truce and dealing a blow to peace efforts. Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 25, 2022
UN calls for ceasefire amid renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for a ceasefire after renewed fighting erupted around the Tigray region. Al Jazeera · Aug 24, 2022
The Conversation · Aug 24, 2022 Waiting for Ethiopia: Berbera port upgrade raises Somaliland's hopes for trade Berbera port is the main overseas trade gateway of the breakaway Republic of Somaliland. The port city is located on the Gulf of Aden – one of the globally most frequented seaways connecting the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean.
Reuters · Aug 24, 2022 Key events in the war in northern Ethiopia A nearly two-year-long war in northern Ethiopia has killed thousands of civilians, left millions of people needing food aid and displaced millions more. Here are some of the main events in the conflict.
The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022 Tigray forces allege 'large-scale' Ethiopia offensive Authorities in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region are alleging that Ethiopia’s military has launched a “large-scale” offensive for the first time in a year
Reuters · Aug 24, 2022 Fighting erupts along border of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region Fighting between forces from Ethiopia's rebellious northern region of Tigray and central government forces has erupted around the town of Kobo, residents and both sides said on Wednesday, ending a months-long ceasefire.
The Conversation · Aug 21, 2022 Alarm bells as Somalia's new president sours relationship with Ethiopia The new government in Somalia that won elections held in May has got off to a rocky political start in its relations with the relatively powerful and influential neighbour, Ethiopia.
Radio France Internationale · Aug 21, 2022 India-Africa partnership gets a boost with investment conclave A number of African leaders was in New Delhi for a key investment meeting this summer that brought together 40 ministers from 17 countries including Burkina Faso, Congo, Cameroon, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon and Malawi among others.
ABC News · Aug 21, 2022 Ethiopian Airlines suspends pilots after report they fell asleep mid-flight and missed landing Ethiopian Airlines is investigating an incident in which two of its pilots reportedly fell asleep mid-flight, causing them to overshoot their runway and miss their landing window.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 20, 2022 WFP Warns 22 Million Face Starvation in Horn of Africa The number of people at risk of starvation in the drought-ravaged Horn of Africa has increased to 22 million, the UN’s World Food Program (WFP) said Friday. Years of insufficient rainfall across Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia have caused the worst drought in 40 years and conditions akin to famine in…
The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2022 Tigray: almost one in three children under five malnourished, UN says Urgent action needed to avert further disaster in war-torn country as funding ‘fast running out’
Reuters · Aug 19, 2022 Nearly half the people in Ethiopia's Tigray in 'severe' need of food aid- WFP The nearly two-year conflict in Ethiopia has left almost half the population of Tigray region in "severe" need of food, as aid groups struggle to reach the population because of insufficient fuel supplies, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 19, 2022 Ethiopia Says It Demands 'African Solution' for GERD Crisis, Rejects Outside Mediation Ethiopia said it strongly demands an "African solution" to its dispute with Egypt and Sudan over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which it is building along a tributary of the Nile River, raising tensions with the two downstream countries. MP and Advisor to the Minister of Water and Energy…