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Ethiopia

UN rights chief ‘deeply alarmed’ by escalating fighting in Ethiopia

Residents at a local market in Mekelle, Tigray, on Sept 24, as fresh fighting erupted between Tigrayan rebels and Ethiopia’s federal government.
Residents at a local market in Mekelle, Tigray, on Sept 24, as fresh fighting erupted between Tigrayan rebels and Ethiopia’s federal government.

Flights suspended to Ethiopian holy town of Lalibela as fighting expands

Ethiopians gather to buy household wares at a wholesale store in Mekelle, Tigray Region, Ethiopia, September 23, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer
Ethiopians gather to buy household wares at a wholesale store in Mekelle, Tigray Region, Ethiopia, September 23, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

Ethiopia has shown restraint despite interference, president says

Ethiopian President Taye Atske Selassie addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 23, 2026. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Ethiopian President Taye Atske Selassie addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 23, 2026. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

Explainer-Why new war in Ethiopia’s Tigray threatens to trigger wider conflict

FILE PHOTO: Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, addresses the commencement of construction of the Bishoftu International Airport in Abusera, Ethiopia, January 10, 2026. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, addresses the commencement of construction of the Bishoftu International Airport in Abusera, Ethiopia, January 10, 2026. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo

Ethiopian Gobena and Kenyan Jepchirchir power to Sydney Marathon victories

Ethiopia’s Addisu Gobena (left) and Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir won the men’s and women’s races respectively at the Sydney Marathon on Aug 30.
Ethiopia’s Addisu Gobena (left) and Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir won the men’s and women’s races respectively at the Sydney Marathon on Aug 30.

Ethiopia reinstates accreditation of Reuters journalists after six-month suspension

Two U.N. peacekeepers from Ethiopia killed in South Sudan ambush

Yomif Kejelcha regains half-marathon world record in Buenos Aires

Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha set a new half-marathon world record of 56 minutes and 51 seconds to win a World Athletics Label road race in Buenos Aires on Aug 23.
Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha set a new half-marathon world record of 56 minutes and 51 seconds to win a World Athletics Label road race in Buenos Aires on Aug 23.

Landslide kills 14 in Ethiopia's Amhara region, state media says

US announces targeted visa restrictions for some Ethiopians

A Tigrayan Militia member stands next to construction machinery destroyed during the fighting between the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) allied with Amhara Special Forces and Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) on the outskirts of Samre, Tigray Region, Ethiopia, June 23, 2023. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri
A Tigrayan Militia member stands next to construction machinery destroyed during the fighting between the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) allied with Amhara Special Forces and Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) on the outskirts of Samre, Tigray Region, Ethiopia, June 23, 2023. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

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