Widespread peaceful demonstrations broke out across multiple towns in Ethiopia’s Amhara region this week, with residents publicly calling for an end to the ongoing armed conflict and voicing strong opposition to national elections scheduled for June 2026. The protests mark a significant show of public dissent in a region that […]
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Survivors of Ethiopia’s Tigray War Fear New Conflict as Military Tensions Escalate
Residents of northern Ethiopia’s ancient city of Axum are gripped by anxiety as military forces mobilize along the borders with Eritrea and around the Tigray region, the same areas devastated by a brutal conflict between 2020 and 2022. The mounting tensions have sparked an exodus from Tigray’s major cities. Flights […]
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Accuses Eritrea of Tigray War Atrocities in Historic Admission
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — In a stunning reversal of his previous stance, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has publicly acknowledged for the first time that Eritrean military forces participated in the Tigray war and were responsible for mass killings of civilians, marking a dramatic shift in the official narrative surrounding […]