Continuing internal conflicts and deepening repression are casting a long shadow over the general election.
Ethiopia has faced near-continuous conflict since 2020, with fighting in Tigray, Oromia and Amhara.
The 10-day conflict in Tigray region has killed hundreds, sent refugees flooding into Sudan, and raised fears it may also suck in Eritrea or force Ethiopia to divert troops from an African force ...
Moves by the dominant party in Ethiopia's Tigray to restore its control of the region could lead to "disastrous" renewed conflict with the federal government, analysts warned on Wednesday. The Tigray ...
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's party is expected to dominate the election as conflicts overshadow the vote.
The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), in the northern region of Ethiopia, surprised everyone on Sunday when it reinstated the local parliament that existed before the 2020 war. This decision ...
The same summer, he struck a peace agreement with Eritrea, resolving a border dispute that since the late 1990s had produced a two-year war and several smaller-scale clashes. That effort earned Abiy ...
The Ethiopian government has dismissed calls for a ceasefire from Tigrayan fighters in the north of the country, saying the olive branches it previously offered them have been rejected many times. The ...
ADDIS ABABA - The parents of thousands of Ethiopian students stranded in the war-ravaged northern region of Tigray on Friday appealed for help to evacuate them after the main university warned it ...
Declarations of military superiority have been a recurring theme on social media in Ethiopia and Eritrea as relations between ...