The TPLF has named a team for negotiating an end to the fighting and agreed to AU mediation, which had been seen as a barrier to talks
Thousands have been laid off at the country’s industrial parks
The Tigray People's Liberation Front has named a team for negotiating an end to fighting and agreed to African Union mediation
The last 12 months have seen an uptick in fatalities linked to the country’s Oromo conflict
The conflict in Ethiopia between the federal government and rebels in the Oromia region has received little attention as the civil war in the north intensifies. Attacks have underscored growing tensions between the ethnic Oromo and ethnic Amhara. Henry Wilkins reports from Shewa Robit, Ethiopia.
New clashes shatter months-long cease-fire, quash hopes of peace talks.
Last year has seen uptick in fatalities linked to country’s Oromo conflict
There has been no independent confirmation of the TPLF accusations
Rebels say strike happened in civilian area, as government says fighting has begun to the west of Tigray
Grain to be distributed in Ethiopia to aid population facing specter of famine
Both the Ethiopian government and the TPLF have blamed each other for triggering the clashes last week that ended a five-month cease-fire in Ethiopia’s civil war
Authorities in Addis Ababa call on citizens to stay away from military targets, but region has no access to communications
Accusation comes as a five-month cease-fire in Ethiopia’s civil war ends
Government officials tell VOA they are willing to sit down for peace talks
After nearly two years of war and a humanitarian blockade Tigray faces the world’s worst humanitarian disaster
Incident raises questions about pilot fatigue on Africa's largest air carrier
The disputed Ethiopian area of Western Tigray is expected to be a sticking point in talks aimed at ending a nearly two-year civil war. Amhara regional leaders say it must be returned to them for talks to move forward. Henry Wilkins reports from Adi Ramets.
Ethiopian government denies accusation that would mark the end of a months-long cease-fire
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