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US Security Council proposal a ‘slap in the face’ for Africa
The US says it will not support that the two permanent African seats be granted veto powers like the five original permanent members namely the US, China, France, Britain, and Russia, because the veto has rendered the Security Council dysfunctional as any permanent member can block Council resolutions they do not agree with.
BRICS summit: Ethiopian group protesting outside summit over alleged human rights abuses in Amhara
The All Amhara Association in South Africa said they are tired of the atrocities in the region.
Man sues Meta over his father’s death in Ethiopia
Abrham Mearag is suing Meta over his father’s death in Ethiopia amid the conflict, saying their algorithm contributed to the spread of internet hate and violence.
WATCH: African states warned to prevent future conflict by addressing the pressing youth challenges
Former Malawian president, Dr Joyce Banda, was a panellist in a discussion titled ‘The nexus between governance, peace and security in Africa’.
Ethiopian government says aid flowing to Tigray but rebels deny claims
The restoration of desperately needed humanitarian assistance to the region is one of the key planks of a peace deal between the federal government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front to end two years of brutal war in northern Ethiopia.
WATCH: Implementation, governance key to success of Tigray peace agreement, says SA’s former ambassador to Ethiopia
The implementation of the recent Ethiopia ceasefire agreement is critical to it’s success, says Ambassador Welile Nhlapo, South Africa’s former ambassador to Ethiopia and permanent representative to the Organisation of African Unity and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.
World leaders hail AU-led Ethiopia peace agreement
World leaders have hailed the peace agreement by the Ethiopian government and regional forces from Tigray, with many calling it a water-shed moment for conflict resolution on the continent.
UN welcomes agreement to permanently cease hostilities in Ethiopia - spokesperson
The United Nations welcomes the recently signed agreement by the parties to the conflict in Ethiopia to permanently cease hostilities, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Wednesday.
Parties agree to cease hostilities in conflict-ridden Tigray region
AU-led mediators have hailed the process as an African solution to an African problem.
Ethiopia-Tigray talks: AU mediation team to brief media on Wednesday - Dirco
High Representative of the chairperson of the African Union Commission, who also heads the AU Mediation team, Olusegun Obasanjo, will brief the media on Wednesday in Pretoria regarding the African Union-led negotiations to resolve the conflict in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia-Tigray peace talks: What’s at stake?
It has been almost two years since hostilities commenced between the Ethiopian federal government and Tigrayan nationalists. The development are a cruel irony to the backdrop of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s 2019 Nobel Peace Prize for his and Eritrean President Isias Afwerki’s breakthrough to end the conflict between their respective countries.
Ramaphosa ‘honoured’ that SA has been requested to host peace talks over Tigray conflict
The South Africa-hosted talks are 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.
AU supports peace talks to end conflict in northern Ethiopia
The African Union (AU) has facilitated the direct peace talks between the Ethiopian federal government and the rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), which are to be in South Africa.
Ethiopia peace talks start in South Africa
The first formal peace talks aimed at ending two year 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.
Ethiopian conflict: Planned peace talks postponed
Addis Ababa The planned peace talks between the Ethiopian government and rebel groups in the Tigray region of Ethiopia have been postponed indefinitely.
UN food agency says debris from drone strike hit truck in northern Ethiopia
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.
‘Africans have traditional ways of addressing conflict, and we should look towards those approaches’
The threat of insurgencies is transnational in nature, and addressing existing issues is not enough to curb the transnational element of insurgents, Abdisaid Muse Ali, the former minister of foreign affairs and international co-operation of Somalia, suggested at a hybrid lecture on strategies to address increasing security challenges in Africa.
Second air strike hits capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region killing six – hospital official
Five bodies were taken to Mekelle hospital, while another was taken to Ayder hospital along with 10 wounded people, said Fasika Amdeslasie, a surgeon at Ayder, after what he described as a drone strike.
African Union chief welcomes call by Tigray government for peaceful resolution of the Ethiopian conflict
The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has underscored this positive development as a unique opportunity toward the restoration of peace in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia calls WHO chief’s comments on Tigray ‘unethical’
Ethiopia’s government has described as “unethical” the statement by the World Health Organization’s director-general that the crisis in the country’s Tigray region is “the worst disaster on Earth”.
Podcast: Wars and drought have left millions of people in Ethiopia without access to food, water, and healthcare
Millions of people around the country need urgent food aid, but fuel shortages have forced support organisations to reduce or suspend deliveries.
Ethiopia Wollega massacre: Death count surpasses 1 500
The death toll from the Wollega massacre in western Ethiopia has surpassed 1 500 with as many as 12 members of the same family wiped out by militants of the Oromo Liberation Front, according to eyewitnesses.
Tigray’s ancient rock-hewn churches are under threat: why it matters
Ethiopia’s ancient civilisations are believed to date back more than 3,000 years.
Death toll in Sudanese protests hits 93 after 23-year-old shot in chest during Khartoum march
Medics said a protester was killed in Khartoum on Thursday as demonstrations against a military coup entered their sixth month across the country.
Ethiopia pushes to block UN funding for abuse inquiry
A United Nations General Assembly budget committee is due to vote Thursday on an Ethiopian push to block funding for an independent investigation into abuses in the country's conflict, diplomats said.