A university official says the latest airstrike by Ethiopia's military has struck the school in the capital of the defiant Tigray region
1 week agoNew satellite imagery shows an Emirati Wing Loong II drone at the Assab base. But Ethiopia has its own jet fighters, and open-source information confirms their use. As the UAE has no bone to pick with either side, the prospect of its drones in the conflict zone looks unlikely
1 week agoCivilian aircraft from Addis Ababa towards Beirut showing over Northern Ethiopia
Ethiopian Foreign Ministry: We will not negotiate with the "criminals" of the Tigrayan front
The director of the World Health Organization denies supporting any party to the Tigray conflict
1 week ago"I'm only on one side and that is the side of peace," says WHO chief @DrTedros responding to accusation from Ethiopia officials that he is backing Tigray leaders
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry: We will participate in the next round of the Renaissance Dam negotiations
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry: We stress the importance of resuming negotiations on the Renaissance Dam
Sudanese Minister of Irrigation: We affirm our adherence to the negotiations under the auspices of the African Union according to a new methodology to solve the Renaissance Dam crisis
Sudanese Minister of Irrigation: We do not aim to freeze the Renaissance Dam negotiations, but we want to change the way
Sudanese Minister of Irrigation: African mediation can play a role in the Renaissance Dam crisis
Minister of Irrigation: Sudan is the country most interested in reaching an agreement on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Ethiopia's army chief has accused WHO boss Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus - the country's highest-profile Tigrayan abroad - of lobbying in favour of the dissident region and helping them get weapons
Chief of Staff of the Ethiopian Army: The Colonel "Yamani" who committed the May Khadra massacre fled to Sudan and Khartoum informed us of his arrest.
The European Union warns of a regional refugee crisis due to the fighting in Tigray
The European Union calls on both parties to the conflict in Tigray to respect humanitarian law and protect civilians
1 week agoEthiopia briefs military attachés of several countries on current issues
Ethiopia: Police arrest 287 individuals suspected of having links with TPLF, OLFShene groups
Ethiopia issues arrest warrants for military generals, officers who reportedly sided with TPLF in Mekele
Ethiopia arrests 76 army officers linked to the Tigray Front
The Ethiopia Red Cross Society has "transported hundreds of people injured in areas affected by clashes". Hospitals in Tigray & Amhara "urgently need hospital beds, mattresses, blankets and bedsheets". 3 ambulances attacked, details "not clear"
Shire town has fallen to Ethiopian forces and their allies. Tigrayan forces may have pulled back to the highland areas. Report that Axum has also fallen
Shire, home to a refugee camp for thousands of Eritrean refugees, is reported to be under attack by Ethiopian, Eritrean and Amhara forces
1 week agoEgyptian FM Sameh Shoukry receives his Eritrea n counterpart Osman_Saleh and the political advisor to the Eritrean President Yemane Gebreab in Tahrir Palace today. The 2 sides will discuss ways of enhancing and developing bilateral relations between the two sisterly countries
Report that the UAE operating from the Eritrean port of Assab is continuing to use drones to drop explosives on Tigray
ENDF reportedly took control over Korem city
1 week agoEthiopian PM: Distinguishing TPLF from the People of Tigray
1 week agoDjibouti's statement on the crisis in northern Ethiopia
1 week agoIn Hamdayet today, where refugees cross from Ethiopia into Sudan, people kept coming in the scorching sun. There are more refugees than villagers there now; still the villagers keep sharing what little they have
Heavy fighting reported in Shire and around Alamata; Govt says it holds Mehoni, 125km south of Mekele, and is "pacing to Mekele"; Pompeo condemns TPLF strikes on Asmara, commends "Eritrea's restraint"; 4k refugees crossing into Sudan daily
