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Zanzibar commemorates abolition of slavery for first time

Since a fragile 2022 peace deal ended Ethiopia's two-year war between Tigrayan fighters and federal forces, there are signs of recovery in the capital of Tigray. Also, Zanzibar commemorates the abolition of slavery. The island was a key stopping-off point for Arab slavers across East Africa for hundreds of years.

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Complicated coalition talks ahead in South Africa after ANC loses majority

In this edition: South Africa prepares for complicated coalition talks after the ANC lost its historic majority in parliament over the weekend. Also, dozens of African heads of state head to Seoul for a summit aimed at deepening ties with South Korea. Plus we head to Ethiopia, where the Tigray…

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‘A colonial mindset’: why global aid agencies need to get out of the way

With the world’s humanitarian system in crisis, many NGOs now recognise that local charities can deliver much more at far less cost

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Ethiopia's Tigray Region Struggles With War And Drought

Learn about the dire situation in Tigray, Ethiopia, where war, drought, and food insecurity have left families struggling to survive.

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US will resume food aid to millions across Ethiopia after monthslong pause over massive corruption

The United States Agency for International Development says it plans to restart food aid deliveries for millions of people across Ethiopia in December, five months after it halted its nationwide program over a massive corruption scheme by local officials

The Independent UK

Is landlocked Ethiopia starting another war over ports in Horn of Africa?

Ethiopia’s tone on access to a seaport is seen as either a distraction from domestic policy failures or start of a war.

Al Jazeera

$One year after Tigray ceasefire, Ethiopia remains fractured and right abuses persist$

One year after Tigray ceasefire, Ethiopia remains fractured and right abuses persist

It has been exactly one year since the Pretoria Peace Accords were signed, putting an end to two years of civil war in Tigray, one of the deadliest conflicts of the last 30 years. Yet more than a million displaced people have still not been able to return home and…

France 24

A year after the ceasefire in Tigray, Ethiopia is little closer to peace

Ongoing atrocities cast a shadow on the first anniversary of the ceasefire that officially ended hostilities in Ethiopia's Tigray region, according to Human Rights Watch. One year into the peace deal, there are multiple reports of abuses in Tigray as well as conflicts in other regions.

Radio France Internationale

Dashed hopes and limited aid trouble Tigrayans a year after Ethiopia truce

Many people say they can’t return home despite ceasefire because Ethiopian allied forces still occupy parts of region.

Al Jazeera

US resumes some food aid deliveries to Ethiopia after assistance was halted over 'widespread' theft

The United States Agency for International Development is resuming food deliveries to hundreds of thousands of refugees in Ethiopia, after assistance was halted earlier this year over a widespread scheme to steal supplies

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Researchers have verified 1,329 hunger deaths in Ethiopia's Tigray region since the cease-fire there

Researchers say they have verified 1,329 deaths from hunger in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region since a cease-fire ended a two-year conflict there in November

The Guardian - US

Israeli ambassador protests as Iranian president speaks - as it happened

Ukrainian president addresses UN summit; Biden warns against allowing Russia to ‘brutalize’ Ukraine without consequences

The Guardian - UK

Tigray atrocities continuing almost a year after ceasefire, UN experts warn

Ethiopian government is failing to protect its citizens from ‘grave’ human rights abuses, amid rising violence and hate speech – report

Radio France Internationale

Ethiopia conflict at a 'national scale' according to UN investigators

Violations of the peace treaty are widespread in Ethiopia, UN investigators said Monday.

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The Independent UK

UN experts say Ethiopia's conflict and Tigray fighting left over 10,000 survivors of sexual violence

U.N.-backed human rights experts say that war crimes continue in Ethiopia despite a peace deal signed nearly a year ago to end a devastating conflict that also engulfed the country's Tigray region

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Ethiopia’s Amhara people are being portrayed as the enemy: the dangerous history of ethnic politics

The Ethiopian government declared a state of emergency on 4 August 2023 and sent the military into the Amhara region to engage the Fano, a local armed militia. Some suggested that Ethiopia risked slipping into another civil war.

France 24

Africa Climate Summit: US acknowledges unfair debt burden on Africa

In tonight's edition: The US acknowledges the acute and unfair debt borne by Africa as dozens of African heads of state attend day two of the inaugural Africa Climate Summit. Also, Eritrean troops are accused of war crimes and possible crimes against humanity in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray.…

The Guardian - UK

Rape still a weapon of war in Tigray months after peace deal

Medical records from across the region show sexual violence continues to be used ‘to intimidate and terrorise communities’

The Independent UK

Scores of women and girls were sexually assaulted after peace deal in Ethiopia's Tigray, study shows

A new study of medical records shows that at least 128 women and girls were sexually assaulted in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region even after a peace agreement ended a two-year conflict there

The Conversation

Ethiopia's Amhara crisis: Abiy's political failures threaten a return to war

The federal government of Ethiopia declared a state of emergency in Amhara region on 4 August 2023. A special session of parliament endorsed this decision, placing the administration of the country’s second largest region under the military. This followed clashes between federal troops and Amhara forces resisting a government order…

Al Jazeera

What’s behind the crisis in Ethiopia’s Amhara region? A simple guide

Tensions between local militiamen and federal forces sparked Ethiopia’s most serious security crisis since Tigray war.

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