Africa
Ethiopia’s Abiy boasts of military might despite rebel gains
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Monday his government could easily recruit one million new fighters but wants to foster a period ...Tigray rebels accept ‘ceasefire in principle’ but set conditions
Rebel leaders in Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region on Sunday accepted “a ceasefire in principle” but posed strict conditions for it to be ...U.N. warns of worsening famine, more clashes in Ethiopia’s Tigray
Top U.N. officials warned the Security Council on Friday that more than 400,000 people in Ethiopia’s Tigray were now in famine and ...Ethiopia says won’t ‘suffocate’ Tigray as UN clamours for access
Ethiopia on Friday rejected charges that it planned to choke off aid to war-hit Tigray after rebels took control of the northern ...Tigray rebels gain more ground, vow to drive out ‘enemies’
Rebel fighters in Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray seized control of more territory on Tuesday, one day after retaking the local capital and vowing ...Tigray rebels vow to drive out ‘enemies’ despite ‘ceasefire’
Dissident leaders in Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray have vowed to drive out “enemies” from the region, suggesting fighting will continue despite a federal ...Ethiopia declares Tigray ceasefire as rebels enter regional capital
Ethiopia’s federal government on Monday declared a “unilateral ceasefire” in its war-torn Tigray region, state media reported, as rebel fighters entered the ...Madagascar droughts push 400,000 toward starvation: UN
The U.N. World Food Program says southern Madagascar is in the throes of back-to-back droughts that are pushing 400,000 people toward starvation, ...Northeast Nigeria conflict has caused deaths of 324,000 children: UN
A 12-year-old conflict in northeast Nigeria has caused the deaths of some 324,000 children under five, mostly from disease and hunger, the ...Ethiopian military says only combatants hit in Tigray air strike
Only combatants, not civilians, were struck in an air strike this week in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, the country’s military spokesman said on ...














