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Jul
30
2021
By The African Mirror
Eritrean refugees protest in camps

Eritrean refugees protest in camps

NEWS
DAWIT ENDESHAW and AYENAT MERSIE HUNDREDS of Eritrean refugees protested in the Ethiopian capital on Thursday, calling on the United Nations refugee agency to relocate friends and family who they say are trapped in two refugee camps by fighting in the Tigray region. Clashes between armed groups have escalated in and around the camps - Mai Aini and Adi Harush - and two refugees have been killed this month, the UNHCR said this week. The agency said it lost access to the camps on July 14. The United States said on Tuesday it was deeply concerned about the fate of…
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Jul
28
2021
By The African Mirror
Food, water running out in Tigray refugee camps – UN

Food, water running out in Tigray refugee camps – UN

NEWS
STEPHANIE NEBEHAY SOME 24,000 Eritrean refugees are trapped in two camps in Ethiopia's Tigray region, cut off from humanitarian aid, and their food rations may have run out, according to the United Nations. Appealing for access to the Mai Aini and Adi Harush camps, the U.N. refugee agency said there was "a real danger of hunger" if the refugees did not receive supplies. Fighting that began between the Ethiopian central government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) last November has escalated in and around the camps, and two refugees have been killed this month, it said. "The last food…
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Jul
18
2021
By The African Mirror
Tigray release 1 000 soldiers, 5000 still held

Tigray release 1 000 soldiers, 5000 still held

NEWS
GIULIA PARAVICINI and GEORGE OBULUTSA FORCES in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region have released around 1,000 government soldiers captured during recent fighting, the head of its ruling party said, as both sides prepared for a showdown over contested land in the west of the region. Debretsion Gebremichael, leader of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), told Reuters by satellite phone late that they have released 1,000 low-ranking soldiers. "More than 5,000 (soldiers) are still with us, and we will keep the senior officers who will face trial," he said. He said the soldiers had been driven to Tigray's southern border with…
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Jul
16
2021
By The African Mirror
Ethiopia conflict heats up

Ethiopia conflict heats up

NEWS
DAWIT ENDESHAW  ETHIOPIA’S war in the northern region of Tigray looked set to intensify as the prime minister signalled the end of a government ceasefire and the neighbouring Amhara region said it would go on the offensive against Tigrayan forces. The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), which has recaptured most of its home region in the past three weeks after an abrupt reversal in an eight-month war, has vowed to retake western Tigray, an expanse of fertile territory controlled by Amhara forces who seized it during the conflict. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed abruptly pulled central government troops out of most…
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Jul
15
2021
By The African Mirror
Fears of new phase of civil war in Ethiopia

Fears of new phase of civil war in Ethiopia

NEWS
DAWIT ENDESHAW ETHIOPIA’S Amhara region has declared that it will go on the offensive against forces from the neighbouring Tigray region, as advancing Tigrayans bear down on Amhara-held territory, potentially opening a major new phase in Ethiopia's civil war. The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), which has recaptured most of its home region in the past three weeks after an abrupt reversal in an eight-month war, has vowed to retake western Tigray, an expanse of fertile territory controlled by Amhara forces who seized it during the conflict. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who abruptly pulled central government troops out of most…
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Jul
14
2021
By The African Mirror
Tigray rebels capture main town

Tigray rebels capture main town

NEWS
REBELS in Ethiopia's Tigray region claim they had recaptured a main town from rival forces and were pushing to take back more territory. Reuters was unable to independently confirm the claim because communication links to the region are down. War broke out last November between Tigray's ruling party, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), and Ethiopian federal forces. The government declared victory three weeks later when it seized the regional capital Mekelle, but the TPLF kept fighting. It recaptured Mekelle last month and now controls most of Tigray. But some parts in the west and south are also claimed by…
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Jul
12
2021
By The African Mirror
Ethopia PM’s party wins landslide victory

Ethopia PM’s party wins landslide victory

NEWS
DAWIT ENDESHAW PRIME Minister Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party won the most seats in Ethiopia's parliamentary election, the election board has announced, a victory that assures him another term in office. Abiy hailed the June 21 vote as the country's first free and fair election after decades of repressive rule. However, an opposition boycott, war in the northern region of Tigray, ethnic violence and logistical challenges in some areas overshadowed the election. Voting did not take place in three of Ethiopia's 10 regions. Abiy's party won 410 of 436 parliamentary seats, election board deputy chairperson Woubshet Ayele announced in the capital…
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Jul
08
2021
By The African Mirror
Ethiopia says aid flights to Tigray allowed, but none has yet left the capital

Ethiopia says aid flights to Tigray allowed, but none has yet left the capital

NEWS
ETHIOPIA has allowed humanitarian flights to its northern Tigray region, amid concerns that aid is not reaching people facing famine, but the civil aviation head said no such flights had yet left the capital. Ethiopia's government has been battling the Tigray People's Liberation Front since November and thousands of civilians and an unknown number of combatants have since been killed. Last week, government forces said they had withdrawn from the Tigray capital of Mekelle, but the TPLF said its forces seized the city, a major shift in the conflict. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government declared a unilateral humanitarian ceasefire and…
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Jul
06
2021
By The African Mirror
Ethiopia’s parliament approves $12.9 billion budget for 2021/22 fiscal year

Ethiopia’s parliament approves $12.9 billion budget for 2021/22 fiscal year

BUSINESS
ETHIOPIA’S parliament approved a 561.7 billion birr ($12.9 billion) budget for the 2021/22 fiscal year, an 18% rise in spending from a year ago, as the prime minister said he was focused on boosting prosperity. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed told lawmakers that his government's priorities include finishing mega projects such as a giant dam on the Blue Nile and strengthening the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The parliamentary approval comes amid international attention on Africa's second-most populous nation due to the eight-month-old conflict in the northern Tigray region. Abiy's government has been battling the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) after…
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Jul
05
2021
By The African Mirror
Ethiopia’s Tigray demands troop withdrawal

Ethiopia’s Tigray demands troop withdrawal

NEWS
DAWIT ENDESHAW ETHIOPIA'S Tigray region wants a full withdrawal of troops from Eritrea and the neighbouring state of Amhara before it can engage in any talks with the federal government about a ceasefire, it said in a statement. The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), the regional authority driven out last year by Ethiopian forces and troops from neighbouring Eritrea, returned to the region's capital Mekelle on Monday to cheering crowds. Their return was followed by a unilateral declaration of a ceasefire by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government, a move dismissed by TPLF spokesperson Getachew Reda as a "joke". A statement…
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