Eritrean refugees protest in camps
DAWIT ENDESHAW and AYENAT MERSIE HUNDREDS of Eritrean refugees protested in the Ethiopian capital on Thursday, calling on the United
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Tigray region
Food, water running out in Tigray refugee camps – UN
STEPHANIE NEBEHAY SOME 24,000 Eritrean refugees are trapped in two camps in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, cut off from humanitarian aid,
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Tigray release 1 000 soldiers, 5000 still held
GIULIA PARAVICINI and GEORGE OBULUTSA FORCES in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region have released around 1,000 government soldiers captured during recent
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Ethiopia conflict heats up
DAWIT ENDESHAW ETHIOPIA’S war in the northern region of Tigray looked set to intensify as the prime minister signalled the
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Fears of new phase of civil war in Ethiopia
DAWIT ENDESHAW ETHIOPIA’S Amhara region has declared that it will go on the offensive against forces from the neighbouring Tigray
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Tigray rebels capture main town
REBELS in Ethiopia’s Tigray region claim they had recaptured a main town from rival forces and were pushing to take
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Ethopia PM’s party wins landslide victory
DAWIT ENDESHAW PRIME Minister Abiy Ahmed’s Prosperity Party won the most seats in Ethiopia’s parliamentary election, the election board has
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Ethiopia says aid flights to Tigray allowed, but none has yet left the capital
ETHIOPIA has allowed humanitarian flights to its northern Tigray region, amid concerns that aid is not reaching people facing famine,
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Ethiopia’s parliament approves $12.9 billion budget for 2021/22 fiscal year
ETHIOPIA’S parliament approved a 561.7 billion birr ($12.9 billion) budget for the 2021/22 fiscal year, an 18% rise in spending
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Ethiopia’s Tigray demands troop withdrawal
DAWIT ENDESHAW ETHIOPIA’S Tigray region wants a full withdrawal of troops from Eritrea and the neighbouring state of Amhara before
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