Ethiopia's main opposition party has condemned a ban on its activities, saying it posed a "serious threat" to the 2022 peace ...

Ethiopia is in the grip of a civil war between federal government forces and the Fano, a loose alliance of ethnic-based militia in the Amhara region. This conflict in Ethiopia’s north erupted ...

Malin Fezehai for The New York Times It was the beginning of a civil war. Ethiopia is a vast and diverse country, with dozens of distinct ethnic groups, many of which want some degree of autonomy.

Tehran has been using its security apparatus and military capabilities to establish and expand political and economic ties ...

The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) has played a crucial role in shaping Ethiopia's modern political landscape, evolving from a rebel group to a dominant ruling party, and ultimately ...

From his home in the far north of Ethiopia, Hagos can see Eritrean soldiers positioned on the other side of his town, Alitena ...

A 2020-2022 civil war in Tigray between the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and Ethiopia's central government killed hundreds of thousands of people. Fears of a new conflict are linked to ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. An outbreak of factional fighting in northern Ethiopia has led Africa’s second most populous country back ...

As the northernmost regional state in Ethiopia, the area is highly strategic, bordering both Eritrea and Sudan, making it a key player in the Horn of Africa’s complex geopolitical landscape.

WHY HAVE FEARS OF WAR EMERGED? The warnings stem from fresh instability in northern Ethiopia's Tigray region, where a civil war from 2020-2022 resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths.