Ethiopia Crisis
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News: EU firm on withholding Ethiopia budget support; demands humanitarian access. Situation in Tigray “beyond a purely internal ‘law and order’ operation”, “possible war crimes”
Women and Children displaced by the ongoing armed conflict in Tigray. Credit: UNHCR-Hazim-Elhag Addis Abeba, January 15/2021 – Joseph Borrell,…
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News: At least nine civilians killed, several villages burned in renewed attacks in Konso
Pictures sent to Addis Standard by activists show villages burning in renewed attacks in Konso zone in which at least…
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News: Latest joint gov’t-inter-agencies’ assessment report in Tigray reveals dire humanitarian situation, massive damage, vandalization of public health centers
On December 26, pictures have emerged showing the heavy damages sustained by Almeda textile factory, located in the city of…
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News Analysis: “We don’t want it”: North Command chief on Eritrean army in Tigray; says army didn’t let alien forces in. Full speech
Major General Belay Seyoum, Commander of the Northern Command of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF). Picture: Screengrab By Medihane…
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News update: Mekelle interim mayor says remark on Eritrea forces only a repeat of military official; interim CEO says mayor not mandated to speak on the issue, corrective measure taken
A screenshot of Ataklti Haileselassie, Interim Mayor of Mekelle city, as he spoke about the presence and participation of Eritrean…
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News Analysis: Amhara region police chief reveals how region’s police force guided federal steel-clad mechanized forces to join “war” in Tigray
Screenshot taken from Commissioner Abere’s speech Translation and compilation of events: By Addis Standard staffs Addis Abeba, January 04/2021 –…
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News: Mekelle city interim mayor admits presence and participation of Eritrean forces in Tigray conflict
A screenshot of Ataklti Haileselassie, Interim Mayor of Mekelle city, as he spoke about the presence and participation of Eritrean…
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News Analysis: 123 people killed in June-July unrest, 76 by security forces; attacks constitute elements of crime against humanity: Ethiopia Rights Commission
EHRC Press briefing on its latest report detailing the violence that swept Oromia in the wake of the assassination of…
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News: Local official in Amhara region accused Sudan of invading large swaths of land, stealing & destroying more than $25 m worth property
On December 23 Sudanese official New Agency SUNA aired a clip showing heavily armed Sudanese military unities being mobilized to…
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News: Afar, Somali regions trade serious accusations after renewed violence leaves scores dead
Conflicts between Afar and Somali regional states are recurring but unlike in the past this time both regions threw serious…
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