Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Archives

Ethiopian PM warns residents to ‘stay indoors’ ahead of ‘final phase’ of Tigray offensive

The Ethiopian military will begin the “final phase” of an offensive in the northern Tigray region, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has said in a statement, hours after an ultimatum for the Tigrayan forces to surrender expired. “The 72-hour period granted to the criminal TPLF clique to surrender peacefully is now over and our law enforcement campaign has reached its final stage,” he tweeted on Thursday, referring to the Tigrayan People’s […]

26 November 2020

International News

Reports of hundreds dead in Ethiopia’s bombardment of Tigray region

Ethiopia's Nobel-winning leader has said his nation was not descending into "chaos" despite a military offensive against the restive Tigray region, where air strikes and fighting have reportedly killed hundreds of people in recent days. A military official in Amhara told Reuters news agency on Monday that the clashes with Tigrayan forces in Kirakir, near the border between the regions of Tigray and Amhara, had killed nearly 500 Tigrayan forces. […]

10 November 2020

International News

Ethiopia accepts peace deal with longtime rival Eritrea

Ethiopia announced it will fully accept the terms of a peace agreement with neighbouring Eritrea in a major step towards calming deadly tensions with its decades-long rival. The news comes hours after Ethiopia lifted a state of emergency on Tuesday in what had been the most dramatic reform yet under new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who has promised change after more than two years of deadly anti-government protests demanding greater […]

6 June 2018

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed

Ethiopian PM warns residents to ‘stay indoors’ ahead of ‘final phase’ of Tigray offensive

Reports of hundreds dead in Ethiopia’s bombardment of Tigray region

Ethiopia accepts peace deal with longtime rival Eritrea

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