Abiy Ahmed

Ethiopia's Tigray rebels say ready for African Union's peace talks

African Union welcomed the statement from the rebels as the Ethiopian government had previously announced readiness for peace talks.

'Air strike' rocks Mekelle city in Ethiopia's Tigray region

Ethiopian government officials were not immediately reachable for comment but officials at Ayder Referral Hospital say the midnight strike near Mekelle general hospital caused casualties.

Ethiopia's government, rebels trade blame over renewed clashes in Tigray

The Ethiopian government accuses the TPLF of launching an attack and "destroying the truce," while the rebels claim the military began a “large-scale” offensive towards southern Tigray.

Ethiopian government calls for formal ceasefire with Tigray rebels

Ethiopia's peace committee says it has drawn up a "peace proposal" to try to end the war that erupted in November 2020, but Tigray rebels dismiss the call as "obfuscation".

Ethiopia completes third filling of Renaissance Dam on Nile

Addis Ababa again fills reservoir for its huge dam on Blue Nile river, announces PM Abiy –– a process that continues to irk downstream neighbours Egypt and Sudan.

Amnesty seeks probe into 'horrific' massacre in Ethiopia's Oromia region

Oromo Liberation Army denies its fighters killed over 400 Amhara civilians, the East African country's second-largest ethnic group after the Oromo.

Ethiopia parliament sets up body to investigate massacres

Parliament's announcement comes as African Union calls for a probe into killings in Oromia state's western area, where OLA rebels are accused of killing hundreds of people.

Ethiopian, Sudanese leaders agree to resolve disputes through talks

Abiy Ahmed and Abdel Fattah al Burhan meet on the sidelines of a regional conference in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.

Ethiopia's Abiy accuses OLA rebels of new 'massacre' in Oromia region

"Citizens living in the Qellem Wollega zone of Oromia state have been massacred," Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed says, vowing to "eradicate" Oromo Liberation Army.

Ethiopia sets up committee for Tigray peace talks

PM Abiy Ahmed announces formation of a working group led by deputy PM that "will study how we will conduct talks" with Tigrayan rebels to end nearly two-year conflict in Africa's second-most populous nation.

Rebels in Ethiopia's Tigray agree to 'cessation of hostilities'

The announcement comes a day after the Ethiopian government declared a surprise truce to enable humanitarian access to Tigray and "pave the way for the resolution of the conflict" in the north of the country.

Ethiopia begins producing power at Nile mega-dam

Set to be the largest hydroelectric scheme in Africa, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is expected to boost Addis Ababa’s electricity power supply.