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Ethiopia And Tigray Region Crisis, Cause And Effect On Regional Politics - The Scholars' Circle
War has broken out in Northern Ethiopia in the Tigray region. What is the cause, and what are the implications for the nation and the region? What are the prospects for peace and what can international actors do to facilitate this process?
Beyond the Headlines: Will there be lasting peace in Tigray? - The National News
On June 28, Ethiopia’s federal government declared a ceasefire in Tigray. Mekelle, the capital of the restive region, sprang to life as thousands flooded the streets chanting and dancing, many draped in Tigrayan flags. The announcement was supposed to end eight months of war, which has left...
Eritrean forces withdraw from key towns in Ethiopia's Tigray 1 day after declaration of ceasefire - CBC
Soldiers from Eritrea withdrew from three key towns in Ethiopia's Tigray region on Tuesday, one day after Tigray fighters took control of the regional capital from retreating Ethiopian forces and Ethiopia's government declared a unilateral ceasefire. Tigray forces vowed to chase "enemies" out of the region...
World Awaits Clarity on Tigray Cease-fire - Voice of America
A day after the Ethiopian federal government abruptly suspended nearly eight months of military operations against rebels in its Tigray region, communications with the country's northern region remained sketchy at best, and humanitarians were hopeful the truce would hold so aid could reach...
Tigray fighters in Ethiopia reject cease-fire as ‘sick joke’ - The Baltimore Sun
The spokesman for the fighters retaking parts of Ethiopia’s Tigray region says they will pursue soldiers from neighboring Eritrea back into their country and chase Ethiopian soldiers to Addis Ababa “if that’s what it takes” to weaken their military powers. Getachew Reda in an interview with...
Understanding the fragile ceasefire and humanitarian crisis in Tigray - PBS NewsHour
There is fragile ceasefire in Northern Ethiopia's Tigray after Ethiopian and allied forces withdrew after an occupation late in 2020. It's a dramatic turn in conflict that has killed thousands, uprooted millions and featured atrocities the global community attributes to the government of a Nobel Prize winning...
Tigray ceasefire: celebrations in Mekele as Ethiopia declares unilateral truce - The National
Ethiopia has announced an end to eight months of conflict with an immediate ceasefire in its Tigray region, state media reported on Monday. Hours earlier, witnesses reported federal government troops were seen leaving Tigray's capital...
Ethiopia matters to the world - The Interpreter
On 21 June, Ethiopians voted in long-awaited and twice-delayed parliamentary elections. These were the first polls held under the premiership of controversial Nobel Peace Prize winner Abiy Ahmed, in a country now embroiled in a civil war in...
The Crisis of Ethiopian Foreign Relations - Accord
Amid continued domestic upheaval, Ethiopia’s foreign relations are also in crisis. This is particularly true of relations with Ethiopia’s neighbouring countries. Ethiopia’s rapprochement with Eritrea, for which Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed received the Nobel Peace Prize, has morphed into a joint security pact that has now seen...
Sudan's private sector to reap dividends of country's removal from US sanctions list - The National
The US’s decision to remove Sudan from its State Sponsors of Terrorism list after nearly three decades will benefit the country’s private sector by providing much-needed access to finance and technology, analysts told The National. “Short-term, it will allow the banking system to finally...