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(MENAFN) Ethiopian government forces have moved tanks and heavy weaponry toward the border with Eritrea after advancing through northern Tigray, according to conflict-monitoring assessments released Wednesday.

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(MENAFN) Sudan’s army said Monday it destroyed a “hostile” strategic drone over southeastern Blue Nile state, a fresh sign of the widening conflict along the Ethiopian border.

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(MENAFN) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres voiced alarm Friday over fresh clashes across northern Ethiopia, saying he is “gravely concerned by the renewed fighting” in the Tigray, Afar and Amhara regions.

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In Ethiopia, the project focused on Grades 9 and 10, particularly science subjects and English, combining digital infrastructure, teacher capacity development, digital pedagogy and curriculum-aligned content.

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(MENAFN) More than 20,000 migrant movements from Ethiopia into Djibouti have been recorded since Sept. 10, while thousands of migrants remain stranded along hazardous routes across the country, the International Organization for Migration (IOM)...

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(MENAFN) Ethiopia’s parliament on Monday renewed Abiy Ahmed’s mandate as prime minister for another five-year term following the country’s general election in June. Abiy secured another term after his ruling Prosperity Party won 438 of the...

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(MENAFN) The African Union Commission said Sunday that its earlier remarks on tensions involving Ethiopia were not meant to hold Egypt or any other neighboring country responsible for developments inside Ethiopia.

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(MENAFN) The African Union Commission said Sunday it never meant to pin responsibility on Egypt or any other neighboring country for events inside Ethiopia, responding to a rebuke from Cairo over its recent call for calm in the region.

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(MENAFN) The African Union Commission said Sunday that it did not intend to hold Egypt or any other neighboring country responsible for developments inside Ethiopia, following objections from Cairo over an earlier statement concerning rising...

International Committee of the Red Cross

Amongst the evacuees were Ethiopian Federal Police personnel and family members, Ethiopian Airlines staff and family members, Civil Aviation Security personnel, African Union (AU) monitors and Ethiopian Red Cross Society members.

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(MENAFN) Egypt on Saturday rejected any involvement in the escalating conflict in northern Ethiopia, pushing back against an African Union appeal that named Cairo alongside Addis Ababa and Asmara.

International Labour Organization

Bahir Dar, Ethiopia (ILO News) – Forty-five women small and medium enterprise (SME) owners and managers from across Ethiopia’s Amhara region strengthened their knowledge and skills to build greener, more resilient and competitive businesses...

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(MENAFN) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday rejected attempts to use Nile water as a tool for political gains and called for peaceful approaches to resolving conflicts across Africa amid rising tensions with Ethiopia.

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(MENAFN) The presidents of four Horn of Africa and Nile Valley states are set to convene on Sunday in the northern Egyptian city of New Alamein, as the conflict in northern Ethiopia continues to reshape the region.

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(MENAFN) The leaders of Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan are set to meet Sunday in the northern Egyptian city of New Alamein for a four-way summit focused on regional developments as fighting continues in northern Ethiopia.

International Committee of the Red Cross

In Ethiopia and elsewhere, non-State armed groups involved in conflict also need to know and respect IHL. We reach out to them with the same messages calling for the safeguard of civilians, wounded and sick, those no longer fighting, health- and...

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(MENAFN) Sudan’s army on Sunday rejected allegations from Ethiopia’s military leadership that Khartoum was backing groups opposed to the Ethiopian government, describing the accusation as “baseless.” The Sudanese Armed Forces said the country...

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(MENAFN) Sudan's army late Sunday dismissed an accusation by Ethiopia's military chief that Khartoum is backing Ethiopian opposition groups, branding the claim “baseless.” In a statement, the Sudanese Armed Forces said Sudan remains committed to...

U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Africa and Global Health Policy Sub-Committee, Chris Coons (D-DE), Jeff Merkley (D-OR),...

International Committee of the Red Cross

In Ethiopia, we provide humanitarian services to the most vulnerable conflict-affected communities in a neutral, impartial, and independent manner, working closely with the Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) and other International Red Cross and...