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UK urged to return sacred treasures hidden away for 150 years to Ethiopia

They are hidden religious treasures that have been in the British Museum’s stores for more than 150 years, never on public display – with members of the public strictly forbidden from seeing them.

Catastrophe ‘unfolding before our eyes’ in Ethiopia’s Tigray region: UN chief

A military confrontation that started 10 months ago in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region is spreading, with serious political, economic and humanitarian implications for the country and the broader region, the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned the Security Council on Thursday.

Amnesty reports ‘worst’ sexual violence ‘with impunity’ in Tigray

Dozens of women have described shocking sexual assaults by Ethiopian soldiers and allied forces in the country’s Tigray conflict, says an Amnesty International report published Wednesday, and its researcher calls it striking how the perpetrators appeared to act without fear of punishment from their commanders.

Ethiopia conflict set to escalate after Tigray rebels refuse to withdraw

Ethiopia’s spreading conflict has escalated after the government warned that it could deploy its “entire defensive capability” against the restive Tigray region after advances by rebels into neighbouring regions.

U.N. warns of worsening famine, more clashes in Ethiopia's Tigray

Top U.N. officials warned the Security Council on Friday that more than 400,000 people in Ethiopia's Tigray were now in famine and that there was a risk of more clashes in the region despite a unilateral ceasefire by the federal government.

Ethiopian gov’t declares ‘unilateral cease-fire’ amid rebel advance in Tigray

Ethiopia’s federal government on Monday declared a "unilateral cease-fire" in its war-torn Tigray region, state media reported, as rebel fighters entered the regional capital Mekele, sparking celebrations on the streets.

Ethiopia says it targeted combatants, not civilians in Tigray

Ethiopia’s military rejected accounts that dozens of civilians were killed in an air raid in the country’s embattled Tigray region, saying its forces had only struck rebels.

Ethiopians vote in poll overshadowed by Tigray

Ethiopians voted Monday in a delayed national election taking place against the backdrop of war and famine in the northern Tigray region.

About 350,000 people in Ethiopia's Tigray in famine: UN analysis

More than 350,000 people in Ethiopia's Tigray are suffering famine conditions, with millions more at risk, according to an analysis by United Nations agencies and aid groups that blamed conflict for the worst catastrophic food crisis in a decade.

Ethiopians rally against US over Tigray aid restrictions

Ethiopian pro-government demonstrators denounced the United States on Sunday for imposing restrictions on aid over the Tigray conflict, at a massive rally organized by the authorities to show support for their positions.

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Senior Sudanese official rejects UAE initiative to resolve Sudan-Ethiopia border dispute

A senior Sudanese official rejected an initiative by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to settle the border dispute with Ethiopia, saying it aims to divide the claimed Al-Fashaga area between the two countries.

UN: Thousands flee Ethiopia violence, seek asylum in Sudan

At least 7,000 people who fled escalating ethnic violence in western Ethiopia have sought asylum in neighboring Sudan, the UN refugee agency said Tuesday, amid heightened tensions between the two Eastern African nations.

From Ethiopia's Tigray region to Yemen, the dilemma of declaring a famine

Every day, more and more reports of starvation trickle out of the Tigray region of Ethiopia that has been hit by conflict.

'Extreme urgent need': Starvation haunts Ethiopia's Tigray

From “emaciated” refugees to crops burned on the brink of harvest, starvation threatens the survivors of more than two months of fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region.