Tigray forces seize main airport in northern Ethiopia from police, residents tell the BBC
There are fears of a return to war in the northern region as tensions between the government and TPLF escalate.
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There are fears of a return to war in the northern region as tensions between the government and TPLF escalate.
አዲስ አበባ፣ መስከረም 13፣ 2019 (ኤፍ ኤም ሲ) በመደመር ፍልስፍና ላይ የተመሰረተው የኢትዮጵያ የውጭ ግኑኝነት ፖሊሲ በዓለም አቀፍ እና በቀጣናዊ መድረኮች ለተመዘገቡ ሁለገብ የዲፕሎማሲ ስኬቶች መሰረት የጣለ ነው። ኢትዮጵያ በሉዓላዊነቷና በብሔራዊ ጥቅሟ ላይ የተመሰረተ ተለዋዋጭና ንቁ የዲፕሎማሲ አቅጣጫን በመከተል፣ ባለፉት ዓመታት ያጋጠሟትን ልዩ ልዩ ፈተናዎች በመሻገር…
ADDIS ABABA (Somaliguardian) – Tigrayan forces seized control of Alula Aba Nega Airport in Mekelle overnight, taking the facility from federal police in a major escalation just days after the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF)…
በአፍሪካና በኢትዮጵያ ረጅም የታሪክ አድማስ ውስጥ የሕዝብ ድምጽ የመንግሥት ሕልውናና የፍትሕ መሠረት ሆኖ ቆይቷል። በባህላዊው አስተዳደራችን አበው ከትልቅ ዛፍ ጥላ ሥር ተሰብስበው ሀገር የሚያድኑበት፣ በቃል ኪዳንና በጋራ ምክር ውሳኔ የሚያሳልፉበት ሥርዓት ነበራቸው። አፍሪካውያን «ብቸኛ ዛፍ በነፋስ ይወድቃል፤ በጫካ ውስጥ ያሉ ዛፎች ግን እርስ በርስ ይደጋገፋሉ» እንደሚሉት…
The suspension comes after Tigrayan forces took control of Mekelle airport.
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Mekelle (Caasimada Online) – Ciidamada Tigray ayaa Arbacadii la wareegay gacan ku haynta garoonka diyaaradaha ee magaalada Mekelle, caasimadda gobolka Tigray ee waqooyiga Itoobiya, xilli ay mar kale sii xoogeysanayaan xiisadaha u dhexeeya…
Xogagga Jabhadda Xoreynta Shacabka Tigray (TPLF), ayaa la wareegeen gacan-ku-haynta Garoonka Diyaaradaha Alula Aba Nega ee…
GOOBJOOG NEWS | ADDIS ABABA: Forces linked to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) have taken control of the airport in Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region, according to security and local sources, amid rising tensions…
WhatsApp Facebook Twitter/X LinkedIn Email Print Jabhadda Xoreynta Tigray ee loo soo gaabiyo TPLF ayaa la wareegtay gacan ku haynta Garoonka Diyaaradaha ee magaalada Mekelle, caasimadda Ismaamulka Tigray ee waqooyiga Itoobiya, kaddib…
Addis Ababa, September 23, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia is set to constitute its government for a new five-year term as the newly elected House of Peoples’ Representatives opens on October 5, following the successful conclusion of the country’s…
Seven Ethiopian armed groups have announced a new alliance aimed at overthrowing the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
አዲስ አበባ፣ መስከረም 13፣ 2019 (ኤፍ ኤም ሲ) በሀገር አቀፍ ኤሌክትሪክ አቅርቦት ፕሮግራም በአንድ ወር ውስጥ ብቻ 15 የገጠር ቀበሌዎችና መንደሮች የኤሌክትሪክ ሃይልተጠቃሚ ሆነዋል አለ የኢትዮጵያ ኤሌክትሪክ አገልግሎት ። የአገልግሎቱ የኮሙኒኬሽን ሥራ አስፈጻሚ አንዋር አብራር ለፋና ዲጂታል እንዳሉት፥ የኤሌክትሪክ ሃይል ተደራሽነትን ይበልጥ ለማጠናከር በትኩረት እየተሰራ…
Seven Ethiopian armed groups have formed an alliance against the federal government, an official of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) said on Sunday. This has raised fears of a return to the war that killed some 600,000…
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Seven armed groups announce alliance to topple government.
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