Due to the ongoing fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray region, some 5,000 students who asked to be relocated are now starting the academic year far from home. Some say back home they faced forced conscription to fight for a cause they didn't believe in. Tom Canetti has more.
Ethiopia pushes to secure Red Sea access as Tigray war raises regional tensions Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 10/06/2026 - 12:01 Addis Ababa says its ‘legitimate interests’ in the Red Sea must be recognised as Eritrea, Sudan and other neighbours reject unilateral moves A general view of Berbera…
Rebel forces in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region have said they have temporarily withdrawn from the regional capital, Mekelle, as fighting with the national army moves towards the city. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), which has been running the region, said it decided to leave because…
Civilians try to flee as men and boys rounded up on streets by new alliance as Ethiopia conflict erupts again As renewed fighting has threatened a fresh humanitarian crisis in the northern region of Ethiopia, reports are emerging that a new alliance of armed groups in Tigray has been forcibly…
Etiopiska angrepp i Tigrayprovinsen har dödat flera personer i ett flyktingläger.
Experts fear a renewed conflict between Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front could lead to a severe humanitarian crisis.
Oct 5 - Airstrikes and artillery fire hit northern Ethiopia's Tigray region overnight into Monday morning, aid sources said, almost two weeks into clashes between federal government and rebel forces that have raised fears of wider fighting.
Pro-government forces have regained control of the capital of Tigray, they said on Sunday, dealing a major setback to the opposition alliance that rules the northern Ethiopian region.
[UG Diplomat] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopian federal forces and allied fighters have retaken control of Mekelle, the capital of the Tigray region, following renewed fighting with the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF).
Ethiopia's government-allied fighters entered Mekelle, the capital of Tigray region, Sunday after the rebel Tigray People’s Liberation Front announced its withdrawal amid renewed f...
