Ethiopia's warring parties agree to ceasefire after two years of civil war

 

Ethiopia's government forces have reached a truce mediated by the African Union with rebel Tigrayan forces, after a two-year conflict caused a humanitarian crisis in the region. The AU special broker Olusegun Obasanjo said in a Wednesday statement in Pretoria that the fighting parties have also agreed to "systematic, orderly, smooth and coordinated disarmament." Obasandjo has been mediating peace talks since late October.

Does Ethiopia’s PM want a peaceful end to the Tigray war?

 

Abiy Ahmed pardoned political prisoners and called for ‘national dialogue’, but air raids continue to kill civilians.

Ethiopia’s government appears to be offering an olive branch to end more than a year of conflict in the northern Tigray region.

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is releasing several high-profile political prisoners, including leaders of the rebel Tigray People’s Liberation Front.

My art channels the pain from Ethiopia's war (video)

 US-based artist Gabrielle Tesfaye is from Tigray in northern Ethiopia. She's using her work to share her feelings over the country's year-long civil war.

The conflict in Ethiopia—who’s fighting who, and why? | Start Here

 

The fighting in Ethiopia has been going on for a year now. The front lines keep shifting and millions of civilians are caught up in it.

Who are the main groups involved and why are they fighting?

Fears of spiralling ethnic violence in Ethiopia’s Tigray region

 

The BBC has heard new reports of ethnic cleansing in Tigray, in northern Ethiopia amid growing concern that the conflict is entering a dangerous new stage.

Why Ethiopia is invading itself

 

In 2019, after ending Ethiopia’s decades-long war with its neighbor, Eritrea, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. It seemed like a new beginning for Ethiopia. After decades of dictatorships and oppressive regimes, he appeared to finally be putting the country on a new path.

Will US restrictions on Ethiopia bring an end to Tigray violence?

 

The US has announced travel restrictions and cut security assistance to its oldest ally in Africa.

United States President Joe Biden’s administration has imposed restrictions on Ethiopia after months of alleged atrocities by Ethiopia’s government forces in the Tigray region.

The US has announced travel restrictions and cut security assistance to its oldest ally in Africa.

The pressure is growing on President Abiy Ahmed to stop the violence.

The crisis in Tigray and the struggle to report the conflict

 Foreign journalists are finally allowed into Tigray in Ethiopia – and their findings are shocking. Plus, the rise of newsletter journalism.

After months of a media blackout, journalists are finally able to examine reports of war crimes and ethnic cleansing in Ethiopia’s Tigray region.

UN 'alarmed' over plight of Eritreans caught up in Ethiopia's Tigray conflict | DW News

The United Nations says it's increasingly alarmed about the plight of Eritrean civilians caught up in the conflict in Ethiopia. The UN refugee agency says it has received disturbing reports of displaced people being killed or kidnapped and forcibly returned to Eritrea, which borders Ethiopia's battle-scarred Tigray region.
 

Ethiopia declares assault on Tigray region capital

 

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says he is launching the "final phase" of the army's operation in the northern region of Tigray after weeks of fighting.

What’s happening in Ethiopia? | Start Here

 

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is a Nobel Peace Prize winner who now finds himself facing a potential civil war.

The government is fighting opposition forces in Tigray and has closed off the region.

What effect is the battle having on people there?

Why did the fighting start?

Fear of regional war grows after Eritrea is hit by Ethiopian TPLF forces

 

Ethiopia's federal government announces it's taken a key town in Tigray as it continues its advance on the rebel region's capital. Meanwhile over 25,000 have reached Sudan after fleeing the violence. The conflict spilling over the border, into Eritrea.

Ethiopia conflict: Tigray missiles target Eritrean capital Asmara

 

The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission says gunmen have attacked a passenger bus in the country's west, killing more than 30 civilians. The latest violence comes as the leader of Ethiopia's Tigray region admitted launching rockets into neighboring Eritrea.