The Tigray crisis reflects the legacy of ethnic conflict in Ethiopia following the end of the long imperial reign, intertwined with the history of ancient and ...

Having a woman president is an important step, but not when the woman takes women’s rights ten steps backwards. In that case, ...

Ethiopia's Tigray region was once considered a model in the country's fight against HIV. Years of awareness-raising efforts brought the region's HIV prevalence rate to 1.4%. Then war began in 2020.

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For weeks there had been troubling signs: homes raided by unknown assailants; activists beaten in the street. Then, on March 11th, armed men appeared in Adigrat, a town in Ethiopia’s semi ...

Pro-Tigrayan demonstrators display placards during a protest in front of the Chancellery in Berlin on November 12, 2020, over a week-old conflict in northern Ethiopia between the regional ruling ...

Ethiopia’s prime minister says his country will not seek conflict with longtime rival Eritrea over access to the Red Sea, amid recent fears about possible war between the neighbours. “Ethiopia ...

Eight survivors of the 2020-2022 conflict in Tigray, Ethiopia, including a former humanitarian aid worker and a former interim government official, have filed a criminal complaint in Germany ...

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Pro-Tigrayan demonstrators display placards during a protest in front of the Chancellery in Berlin on November 12, 2020, over a week-old conflict in northern Ethiopia between the regional ruling party ...

The threat of war is looming over the Horn of Africa once again, with observers warning of a return to fighting in Tigray, which could also lead to conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea. Ethiopia’s ...

Ethiopia's ambition to secure Red Sea access, Eritrea's interference in Ethiopia's internal affairs and a power struggle in Tigray could explode into a wider regional war. Mediation is urgently ...