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Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed vows honest implementation of Tigray ceasefire deal

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed vowed on Tuesday “to implement honestly” a ceasefire agreement between his government and forces in Tigray, which he said was necessary to ensure peace proved sustainable. The truce signed on November 2 agreed to end two years of war that has devastated the Tigray region, killing thousands, displacing millions and… Read More Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed vows honest implementation of Tigray ceasefire deal

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Ethiopia government, Tigray forces sign peace deal

The Ethiopian government and regional forces from Tigray agreed on Wednesday to cease hostilities, a dramatic diplomatic breakthrough two years into a war that has killed thousands, displaced millions and left hundreds of thousands facing famine. Just over a week after formal peace talks mediated by the African Union (AU) began in the South African… Read More Ethiopia government, Tigray forces sign peace deal

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Ethiopia begins peace talks on Tigray conflict in South Africa

The first formal peace talks aimed at ending two years of war between the Ethiopian army and forces from the country’s northern region of Tigray started in South Africa on Tuesday and will end on Sunday, the South African government said. At stake is an opportunity to end a conflict that has killed thousands, displaced… Read More Ethiopia begins peace talks on Tigray conflict in South Africa

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Ethiopian government, Tigray forces to meet for peace talks

An Ethiopian government delegation and rival Tigray forces were due to meet in South Africa for the first formal peace talks since war broke out two years ago. The talks will take place as Ethiopian forces and their allies make significant battlefield gains in the northern Tigray region, where they have captured several large towns… Read More Ethiopian government, Tigray forces to meet for peace talks

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Kenyan telecoms company Safaricom launches network in Ethiopia as first private operator

Kenya’s Safaricom launched its mobile network in Ethiopia on Thursday, becoming the first private operator in one of Africa’s largest telecoms markets. State-owned Ethio Telecom has until now enjoyed a monopoly in Ethiopia, Africa’s second-most populous country with an estimated 118 million people. Safaricom Ethiopia switched on its network and services in the capital Addis… Read More Kenyan telecoms company Safaricom launches network in Ethiopia as first private operator

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Ethiopian government accepts African Union peace talks invitation

Ethiopia’s government has accepted an invitation by the African Union to participate in peace talks aimed at ending a two-year conflict with rival Tigray forces, the prime minister’s national security adviser said on Wednesday. Tigray forces have has yet to respond to the invitation for talks this weekend in South Africa, which would be the… Read More Ethiopian government accepts African Union peace talks invitation

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Driver injured as debris from drone strike hits UN WFP truck in Ethiopia’s Tigray region

Debris from a drone strike in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region hit a World Food Programme truck carrying humanitarian aid and injured the driver, a WFP spokesperson said on Monday. WFP, a United Nations agency, helps coordinate humanitarian assistance to Tigray, where a nearly two-year conflict has killed thousands of people and left millions in need… Read More Driver injured as debris from drone strike hits UN WFP truck in Ethiopia’s Tigray region

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One dead following airstrike in Ethiopia’s Tigray region

An air strike in the capital of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region killed one person on Friday, a hospital chief executive said, the latest in a series of strikes since fighting resumed late last month. Kibrom Gebreselassie of the Ayder Referral Hospital in Mekelle said a drone attack on the city’s Adi Hawsi area wounded a… Read More One dead following airstrike in Ethiopia’s Tigray region

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