#Ethiopia's prime minister said on Thursday the army has been ordered to move on the embattled #Tigray regional capital after his 72-hour #ultimatum for Tigray leaders to surrender
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy #Ahmed's government said on Tuesday that many Tigrayan militia and special forces were surrendering in line with an #ultimatum before a threatened off
As fighting continues "in many parts" of Ethiopia's Tigra, according to the United Nations, Tigray's regional president Debretsion Gebremichael told FRANCE 24 that the northern reg
Forces in Ethiopia’s restive Tigray region say they will continue to fight, just hours after Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed declared military operations in the region were ove
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In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24, Ethiopian Finance Minister Ahmed Shide discussed the government's ongoing military offensive against the northern Tigray region and its ca
In recent weeks, the northern #Tigray region of #Ethiopia has become a bloody battlefield. Nobel Peace Prize-winning Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has launched a military offensive in
#Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy #Ahmed on Sunday gave the leaders of a dissident northern region 72 hours to surrender ahead of a threatened all-out assault on #Tigray's capital, M
#Tigray has been the theater of fighting since early November 2020, when Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced military operations against the Tigray People's Liberation Fr
Forces in Tigray say they have shot down an Ethiopian government plane and regained control of some towns. However, as FRANCE 24’s chief foreign editor Robert Parsons explains, the
International pressure mounted Tuesday on Ethiopia's warring parties to cease fighting and protect civilians in Tigray, where the army says it has encircled the capital ahead of a
Ethiopian federal forces have taken "full control" of the Tigray region's capital Mekelle, the military's chief of staff Birhanu Jula said in a statement posted on the military's o
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed again ruled out dialogue with the leaders of the defiant #Tigray region Friday but said he was willing to speak to representatives "operating le
In Ethiopia, while the government has declared fighting in the northern Tigray region over, the Tigray People's Liberation Front has declared it is still at war. Prime Minister Abi
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has refused to have dialogue with the TPLF after meeting with peace envoys from the African Union. Meanwhile there is increasingly concern over
Ethiopia’s prime minister has reshuffled top security officials as the military offensive against rebels in the northern Tigray region escalates. Abiy Ahmed has defied calls from t
In tonight's edition: As South Africa's president vows to win the battle against coronavirus we speak to the country's top epidemiologist about the importance of an equitable respo
#Brussels and #London were putting the final touches to a Christmas Eve trade #deal Thursday, seeking to cushion the economic blow of Britain's imminent departure from the bloc aft
The European Union has bought up to 300 million extra #Covid-19 #vaccine doses from US firm #Moderna, European Commission chief Ursula von der #Leyen said on Wednesday. The new dea
The European Union recommended Tuesday that all 27 member countries should discourage all nonessential travel to and from the United Kingdom until further notice.
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In tonight's edition: There are growing international calls for Eritrean troops rumoured to be supporting federal troops in the Ethiopian region of Tigray to withdraw as fighting c
The European Union has called on the Ethiopian government to lift the communications blackout on the Northern Tigray region, as EU Commissioner Janez Lenari visited the Umm Rakouba
Twisting Ethiopia's arm... The European Union delays almost 90 million euros in funds over the Tigray conflict. The money will only be given if the federal government meet the EU's
Denmark hopes the EU can reach a last-minute compromise on fishing in UK waters, as the prospect of a no-deal Brexit scenario looms large. Kenn Skau Fischer, CEO of the Danish Fish
The European Commission has asked Belgian authorities to inspect production at a plant in Belgium that makes the #AstraZeneca #coronavirus #vaccine, where problems have led to a la
The #EU's Fundamental Rights Agency has issued a report calling for policymakers to consider new guidelines to accompany the spread of artificial intelligence technology. Among oth
We discussed earlier this week the politicisation of the Covid vaccines. How the jabs to stop the pandemic had become in many ways a geopolitical tool. The row between the EU and v
The European Commission's contract with #AstraZeneca to supply #Covid-19 vaccines includes #Britain along with the #EU as places where the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker should make its b