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November 2020

Ethiopian government says troops take two towns from Tigray fighters

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia/UM RAKUBA, Sudan (Reuters) – Government forces captured two towns from rebel forces in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, the government said on Friday, and Tigrayan fighters fired rockets at an airport in a neighbouring region. The rocket attack on Bahir Dar, capital of Asmara region, raised concerns that the two-week-old conflict between the

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Adigrat, the second-largest city in Tigray liberated

21 Nov 2020 – (EP) Adigrat, the second-largest city in Tigray liberated by the advancing Ethiopian army today. The fall of Adigrat city (pictured) followed after the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) captured the iconic cities of Aksum and Adwa yesterday afternoon. The Ethiopian government today said its armies are marching towards the regional capital

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Ethiopia and Sudan Talk Over Tigray’s Displaced Population

According to UNHCR’s latest report from November 18, the number has increased to over 27.000 people. Ethiopia and Sudan are working to support people displaced by the Tigray region’s armed conflict and help to return to their homeland, Ethiopia’s Foreign Affairs Ministry announced on Friday. The Ethiopian Ambassador to Sudan, Yibeltal Aemro, reported that a national committee

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‘A criminal’: Ethiopia accuses WHO chief Tedros of backing rebel group

Addis Ababa: Ethiopia’s military accused World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of supporting and trying to procure arms and diplomatic backing for Tigray state’s dominant political party, which is fighting federal forces. “He himself is a member of that group and he is a criminal,” army chief of staff General Birhanu Jula said in a

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Exclusive: Ethiopia says disarms Tigrayan peacekeepers in Somalia over security

By Katharine Houreld NAIROBI (Reuters) – Ethiopia said on Wednesday peacekeepers from its Tigray region serving in Somalia had been disarmed over a security issue, raising concerns over the forces’ ability to fight al Qaeda-linked militants. Diplomatic and security sources said earlier that between 200 and 300 Tigrayans had had their weapons removed. Ethiopian troops began

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Ranking Member Menendez Statement for the Record on Preventing Conflict and Supporting Democratic Transition in Ethiopia

RANKING MEMBER’S PRESS NOVEMBER 18, 2020 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today submitted the following statement for the Senate record condemning the escalating violence in Ethiopia between the Federal government and political leaders of the Tigray region, and calling for an immediate ceasefire to begin a

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Kjetil Tronvoll on simmering political tensions and civil war in Ethiopia In Pursuit of Development

Kjetil Tronvoll on simmering political tensions and civil war in EthiopiaIn Pursuit of Development No one in Ethiopia except you, Mr. Kjetil Tronvoll, takes seriously Abiy Ahmed claim of his coronation as the 7th king narrated by his late mom as a turning point on the political development under Abiy Ahmed rule for the last

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