Tag: Ethiopia
Israel Granted Observer Status at African Union After Two Decades of Lobbying
Africa19:17 GMT 23.07.2021The African Inion's predecessor the OAU, established in 1963, enshrined the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the post-colonial African states. But...
As Ethiopian Government Hints of ‘Threat’ From Sudan, Will Tigrayans Seek Independence?
Africa10:36 GMT 30.06.2021Ethiopia is an ethnic jigsaw puzzle of different tribes - Amhara, Oromo, Tigrayan, Sidama, Gurage, Wolayta and Somali. The government in Addis Ababa declared...
As Ethiopia Completes Dam Project, Could Its Neighbours Go to War Over Waters of the River Nile?
Africa14:09 GMT 14.06.2021The river Nile is the longest river in the world - at least 4,000 miles long - but upstream it divides...
Egypt, Kenya Sign Military Agreement as Dispute With Ethiopia Over Blue Nile Dam Heats Up
Africa01:11 GMT 27.05.2021Amid a continued impasse over a controversial Ethiopian dam on the Blue Nile, Egypt has signed a defense cooperation agreement with...
US Special Envoy Travels to Africa in Hopes of Mediating Efforts to Resolve Nile Dispute
Africa22:26 GMT 04.05.2021Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt have been working for decades to come to a mutual agreement about the construction of the Grand...
The Invisible War: UN and US Concerned at Tensions Between Sudan and Ethiopia Over Fashaga Triangle
Africa13:02 GMT 11.03.2021(updated 15:06 GMT 11.03.2021) Ethiopia has been an independent nation - apart from a few years of rule by fascist...
Violence Persists in Ethiopia’s Tigray Amid Reports of Hundreds Killed Last Year in City Said to Be Home to Ark of the Covenant
Africa12:21 GMT 27.02.2021The armed standoff between the Ethiopian federal government and militants from the country's Tigray region has already claimed thousands of lives...
European Union Suspends Budget Support for Ethiopia as Tigray Crisis Deepens
UK13:59 GMT 16.01.2021Ethiopia has been pushed into violence since early November when federal troops launched an offensive in the northern region of Tigray,...
Sudan Announces Retaking Border Area Once ‘Occupied’ by Ethiopian Forces, Farmers
Africa16:34 GMT 31.12.2020Ethiopia was thrust into a localized civil war in early November after federal troops began an operation to take control of...
EU Reportedly Blocks Ethiopia Aid Over Crisis in Tigray
World09:58 GMT 16.12.2020(updated 10:42 GMT 16.12.2020) The East African nation was thrust into civil conflict in early November, when federal troops began...
Refugees Flood Into Sudan as Ethiopia Promises ‘Final Offensive’ Against Rebel Tigrayans
Africa12:40 GMT 17.11.2020Ethiopia is an ethnic jigsaw puzzle of different tribes - Amhara, Oromo, Tigrayan, Sidama, Gurage, Wolayta and Somali. Meles Zenawi and a Tigrayan elite...
