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Combatants in Ethiopia's Tigray war agree to stop fighting

The Ethiopian government and regional forces from Tigray agreed on Wednesday to cease hostilities, a dramatic diplomatic breakthrough two years into a war that has killed thousands, displaced millions and left hundreds of thousands facing famine.

Reuters

Ethiopia-Tigray war parties agree pause: expert insights into two years of devastating conflict

The main combatants in the two-year Ethiopia-Tigray war have announced a dramatic pause in hostilities. What started on November 3 2020 as a swift armed mission by Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed to bring the rebellious state of Tigray to order soon degenerated into a humanitarian nightmare in which innocent…

The Conversation

Invasive mosquitoes could unravel malaria progress in Africa

Scientists say an invasive mosquito species was likely responsible for a large outbreak of malaria in Ethiopia earlier this year

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This urban mosquito threatens to derail the fight against malaria in Africa

The Anopheles stephensi is a well-known malaria mosquito, but still sort of new in Ethiopia, where it has caused dramatic, out-of-season outbreaks in ill-equipped cities, new research shows.

WEKU

The Horn of Africa has had years of drought, yet groundwater supplies are increasing – why?

The Horn of Africa – which includes Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya and some surrounding countries – has been hit by increasingly frequent and devastating droughts. Despite this, it seems the region has an increasing amount of groundwater. And this water could help support drought-stricken rural communities.

The Conversation

Tigray peace talks continue in South Africa

Peace talks between the Ethiopian government and rebel authorities in Tigray have been extended into this week. The talks are aimed at finding a resolution to the two-year conflict that has killed thousands of people and created a humanitarian crisis in northern Ethiopia.

Radio France Internationale

Ethiopians found in Malawi mass grave thought to have suffocated

Bodies tentatively identified as adults being secretly transported to South Africa on perilous ‘southern route’

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Peace talks on Ethiopia's Tigray conflict are extended

Peace talks between warring sides on Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict have been extended into this week

The Independent UK

Witnesses allege Eritrean abuses during Ethiopia peace talks

Witnesses in Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region tell The Associated Press that forces from neighboring Eritrea are killing some civilians and looting as they and allied Ethiopian forces head for the regional capital

The Independent UK

Ethiopia's Tigray runs out of medical supplies amid health crisis: WHO

Ethiopia's Tigray region has run out of medical supplies such as vaccines, antibiotics and insulin, World Health Organization officials said on Friday, warning that many deaths were probably going unrecorded from preventable and treatable diseases.

Reuters

Droughts don't need to result in famine: Ethiopia and Somalia show what makes the difference

The Horn of Africa is facing its worst drought in 40 years. Scientists suspect that a multi-year La Niña cycle has been amplified by climate change to prolong dry and hot conditions.

The Conversation

‘Sharing my story is a superpower’: the doctor living without a cure in Ethiopia

Fasika Teferra felt very alone when she was diagnosed with the incurable disease. Now the support group she founded helps others with the condition

The Guardian - UK

Ethiopian government accused of deadly air strikes on Oromiya region

Two organisations from Ethiopia's Oromiya region have accused the army of conducting air strikes there in recent days which they said had killed hundreds of civilians, just as peace talks on the separate Tigray conflict were about to start.

Reuters

Ethiopia's Tigray conflict: Amnesty International accuses all parties of abuses

In tonight's edition: As peace talks over Ethiopia's war continue in South Africa, Amnesty International accuses all parties in the conflict of abuses and human rights violations. Also, security is top of the agenda for Burkina Faso as its new government gets going with plans to tackle the jihadist insurgency.…

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One year after Sudan's coup, thousands march in Khartoum

In tonight's edition: On the first anniversary of the military coup that derailed Sudan's transition to civilian rule, at least one protester is killed and thousands take to the streets against the power grab. Also, key peace talks open in South Africa between Ethiopia's federal government and Tigrayan rebels. Finally,…

The Guardian - UK

Tigray peace talks begin in South Africa but hopes low for halt to fighting

Violence has intensified recently as Ethiopia and TPLF seek to bolster their negotiating position

Al Jazeera

Ethiopia’s warring sides meet for talks in South Africa

The event marks first formal meeting between Ethiopian gov’t and Tigray forces since war broke out in November 2020.

France 24

Peace talks under way in South Africa to end Ethiopia’s brutal conflict with Tigray

Peace talks to end Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict have begun in South Africa, a South African government spokesman said Tuesday. It is the highest-level effort yet to end two years of fighting that has killed perhaps hundreds of thousands of people.

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Ethiopia peace talks start in South Africa

(This Oct. 25 story has been corrected to clarify in paragraph 13 the sequence of events that led to the war)

France 24

Ethiopia's Tigray conflict: Warring sides head to South Africa for peace talks

In tonight's edition: The warring sides in Ethiopia's two-year-long brutal conflict head to South Africa for peace negotiations, although the talks are pushed back to Tuesday. Staying in South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa submits his "action plan" in response to the Zondo Commission's report into graft and fraud in the…

Reuters

The conflict in Northern Ethiopia is humanitarian crisis - White House

The ongoing conflict in Northern Ethiopia is one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world and all hostilities should immediately stop, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said on Monday.

The Conversation

From water conservation to crop selection, how farmers can take action against drought

As climate change accelerates, many countries around the world are increasingly facing the risk of drought. Water scarcity has become one of the major constraints of food production in the 21st century, and a major threat for our current and future food security. In the Horn of Africa, four consecutive…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sudan’s Military Sacks Commander after Tribal Clashes

Sudan’s ruling military sacked a commander in the southern Blue Nile province after two days of fierce tribal clashes there last week killed at least 220 people, the army announced Monday. The unrest added to the woes of a country mired in civil conflict and political chaos. Fighting in Blue…

WEKU

Those fake active shooter calls to schools? A similar thing happened before

As schools across the U.S. are targeted by false calls about active shooters, NPR has found evidence that a similar scheme took place in the spring.

Radio France Internationale

Tigray rebels arrive in South Africa for peace talks on Ethiopian crisis

Tigrayan rebels say their negotiators have arrived in South Africa for African Union-led peace talks with Ethiopia's government. The discussions are aimed at finding a peaceful solution to the country's two-year war.

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