The Latest Breaking News from the Tigray People Liberation Front

Ethiopia launches drone attack against Eritrean troops who crossed into Tigray

Government forces’ attack raises risk of internal conflict in Ethiopia that could trigger regional war

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8

Ethiopian federal forces control Tigray capital as regional rivals meet in Egypt

Troops loyal to Ethiopia's federal government were patrolling the streets of Mekelle on Sunday, a day after the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) withdrew its forces from the northern city. The government advance came as Ethiopia's regional rivals including Eritrea and Sudan met in the Egyptian coastal city of El-Alamein,…

France 24 · Oct 4

Ethiopia's new rebel war redraws alliances across the Horn of Africa

Ethiopia and Eritrea have cut diplomatic ties as a new rebel offensive grips northern Ethiopia, putting two countries that fought together during the last Tigray war on opposing sides. Ethiopia accuses its neighbour of supporting a new anti-government alliance.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 2

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

Ethiopian Airlines cancels flights to Tigray amid concerns over renewed fighting

Ethiopian Airlines has canceled all flights to the troubled northern region of Tigray amid fears of an escalation in fighting between federal and regional forces

The Independent UK · Sep 23

Seven of Ethiopia's armed groups announce anti-government alliance

Seven Ethiopian armed groups have formed an alliance against the federal government, an official of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) said on Sunday. This has raised fears of a return to the war that killed some 600,000 people.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 21

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

Renewed fighting in Tigray raises risk of a wider regional war

A recent flare-up in tensions in Ethiopia's Tigray, including reports of heavy artillery battles and drone strikes, has raised fears of a return to war in the northern state – a conflict potentially stoked by foreign nations.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 14

Rebel forces in Ethiopia's Tigray state condemn army drone strikes

Rebel authorities on Tuesday accused the Ethiopian government of carrying out deadly drone strikes in southern Tigray state and condemned the move as "a serious escalation", amid fears of a new war.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 11

Hundreds flee Ethiopia to war-torn Sudan, following new fighting in Tigray

In Ethiopia, hundreds of people have fled to Sudan following Saturday's fighting, when clashes in Tigray pitted federal forces against rebels from the Tigray People's Liberation Front. Both sides accuse the other of seeking to trigger a new conflict.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 3