Ethiopia's election body suspends Tigray regional party's activities
Ethiopia's national elections body on Thursday imposed a three-month suspension on a party that administers the war-scarred Tigray region, saying it had breached laws governing its internal affairs.
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Tigray’s deepening political crisis raises fears of another war in northern Ethiopia
Senior military officials have taken sides in a rancorous dispute between the region’s political leaders, as shifting ...
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Visiting Envoys Urge Immediate Return of IDPs As 'Utmost Priority' in Pretoria Deal Implementation, Pledge Full Support
Diplomats from the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and other countries who visited Tigray on February 11, 2025, stated that the return of displaced people should be the "utmost priority" in ...
'We're pawns in a game': US aid workers left in limbo overseas as agency slashed
USAID foreign staff say in addition to feeling stranded, they also worry how their absences will harm the countries and ...
Is Ethiopia's Tigray on the brink of a fresh conflict?
An intense power struggle within the former liberation movement TPLF is fueling fears of chaos and war among many residents of Tigray. How stable is the peace in Ethiopia's war-traumatized northern ...
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Ethiopia: Is Tigray on the brink of a fresh conflict?
Insecurity in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region has noticeably increased in the last few days.  Many Tigrayans told DW that they are afraid that recent political tensions within the once-dominant ...
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Ethiopia: Gold Rush Gone Toxic - Illegal Mining in Tigray Endangers Lives, Environment As Authorities Turn a Blind Eye to Cyanide and Mercury Use
For centuries, artisanal gold miners in the Asgede district, located in the North Western Zone of the Tigray region, have used traditional tools for gold extraction. However, in recent years, this ...
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News: Muslim students at Dilla University allege niqab ban, forcing some to stay in Mosque for days
The Ethiopian Islamic Affairs Supreme Council ... Subsequently, thousands of Muslims protested in Mekelle on 21 January , 2025, demanding action. Sheikh Adam Abdulkadir, President of the Tigray ...
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Ethiopia identifies natural gas in Ogaden region
Additionally, the Ogaden reserves complement Ethiopia’s existing oil and natural gas deposits in regions like Mekele, Metema, South Omo, and Gambella. The Ethiopian government is also pursuing major ...
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Ethiopia: Tigray’s forgotten internally displaced people
The war in Tigray was fought between Ethiopia’s National Defense Force ... located 100 kilometers (60 miles) from Mekelle, the capital of Tigray, along with thousands of other displaced people ...
Ethiopia: The forgotten IDPs in Tigray
There was relief in Tigray when the war ended with a peace agreement signed in Pretoria, South Africa, in November 2022. But despite the cessation of hostilities, hundreds of thousands of individuals ...