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Gunfire echoes across the Ethiopia-Kenya border in Moyale, as violence drives thousands to flee into Kenya. The clashes stem from a territorial dispute between Ethiopia’s Oromia and Somali regions.

Displaced and official at Al-Karama 3 camp in the city of El-Damazin in Sudan's Blue Nile state say the humanitarian conditions are deteriorating in the camp, as war rages in the country. "The camp hasn't received any food aid for four…

Religious authorities said all the victims were Christians but provided no further details about those responsible for the attacks.

Bread and meat are becoming unaffordable for families in Sudan. In Omdurman, soaring prices are pushing basic food beyond people’s reach. In Blue Nile state, authorities have approved two loaves of bread for 1,000 Sudanese pounds.

Hundreds of Ethiopians crossed into Kenya on Thursday as gunfire and chaotic scenes were reported in the border town of Moyale, police said.

The leader of Ethiopia’s rebel Tigray People’s Liberation Front says the northern state is still at war. In a message aired on Tigrayan television on Wednesday, Debretsion Gebremichael said the TPLF is continuing to fight federal forces in…

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed warned Eritrea on Monday that it faces "severe consequences" if it continues to support rebels in his country

Hundreds of former fighters in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region have been signing up for a government programme to help them return to civilian life.

Ethiopia’s military advances in northern Tigray do not spell an end to the conflict but have the potential to increase the risk of war with neighboring Eritrea, an analyst with knowledge of the region has warned

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced Friday the establishment of an interim administration in the northern Tigray region, which has been controlled by rebels who have clashed with federal forces in recent weeks

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke by phone with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday, urging dialogue under a peace deal agreed between Ethiopia and Eritrea in 2018.

International NGO Human Rights Watch is calling for greater access to Ethiopia's Tigray region to better protect the population. The organisation says the renewed fighting between federal forces and Tigrayan rebels has cost lives and…

Eritrean troops in Tigray have suffered "heavy losses" and are retreating towards their border, according to a spokesperson for an Ethiopian pro-government militia.

Residents of Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region, say life is returning to normal after federal forces retook control of the city, which has been seized by Tigray rebels.

Residents of Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region, say life is returning to normal after federal forces retook control of the city, which has been seized by Tigray rebels.

An Ethiopian Airlines flight bound for Tel Aviv was forced to turn around mid-air because one of its pilots was Indonesian, Israeli broadcaster Channel 12 reported on Monday.

In northern Ethiopia, federal forces have retaken the town of Adwa, near the Eritrean border, without a fight following the withdrawal of TPLF rebels. The advance comes amid rising tensions with Eritrea, as commercial flights resume…

Ethiopian government forces are advancing in Tigray, raising fears of a wider regional conflict. Federal troops and allied militia have entered the strategic town of Adwa, near the Eritrean border, after Tigrayan rebels withdrew, according…

The neighbours have accused each other of starting a war over Tigray, where Ethiopia says Eritrea is backing rebels.

Flights between Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, and Mekelle, the capital of the northern Tigray region, resumed on Sunday after being suspended for more than two weeks.

Fifteen children are among the dead, with 82 people, all Ethiopians, having survived while another 84 people are still missing.

The neighbours have accused each other of starting a war over Tigray, where Ethiopia says Eritrea is backing rebels.

Ethiopia and Eritrea are trading accusations of aggression, as fighting in northern Ethiopia raises fears of a new regional war.

The carrier temporarily suspended its services to Mekelle on 23 September, citing the 'current situation' in the Tigray region.

Thousands of Ethiopian migrants are facing a humanitarian crisis in Djibouti, with food and water running dangerously low along the treacherous route to Yemen.

The November 2022 Pretoria agreement ended the previous war between Ethiopia’s federal government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). However, the renewed fighting has exposed how fragile that settlement remains.

Tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea are escalating with fears of a new regional war growing. Ethiopian drones have reportedly struck Eritrean forces near Adigrat, a city in northern Tigray, according to conflict monitors and witnesses.

Eritrean troops have been deployed in recent days around the town of Adigrat, in Ethiopia's Tigray region, a local official and residents told AFP on Wednesday.

Government-allied forces say they are using drones against Tigray fighters, while markets and local transport are slowly returning to the streets of the regional capital.

Children are among the dozens of civilians killed or injured in Tigray since fighting broke out between Ethiopian federal forces and Tigrayan rebels in September.