Abiy Ahmed

Ethiopia's Tigray rebels say ready for ceasefire and peace process led by African Union

The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) had until now vehemently opposed the role of the AU's Horn of Africa envoy Olusegun Obasanjo, protesting his 'proximity' to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed

Ethiopia: Government and rebels trade charges as fighting resumes in Tigray after five-month lull

PM Abiy sent troops into Tigray in November 2020 to topple the TPLF after months of seething tensions with the party that had dominated Ethiopian politics for three decades

Civil War in Ethiopia: Why India can’t let Africa’s second-most-populous country go Yugoslavia’s way

India should be more assertive and play an active role in helping the conflicting political factions to navigate towards a political settlement peacefully

Ethiopia: UN fears conflict could take sectarian turn as government, rebel camps fight it out

Thousands of people have been killed, two million displaced and hundreds of thousands driven into famine-like conditions since the conflict erupted in November 2020

Explained: How Ethiopia led by Nobel Peace Prize winner Abiy Ahmed got caught in a civil war again

Following "a rapid offensive", rebels seized control of Tigray's capital Mekelle, which was followed by a ceasefire announcement by the federal government led by the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize winner

In famine-hit Tigray, food turns into weapon of war as Ethiopian and Eritrean military block aid

More than 2 million of Tigray’s 6 million people have already fled, unable to harvest their crops. And those who stayed often cannot plant new crops or till the land because they fear for their lives.

'Full-scale humanitarian crisis unfolding' in Ethiopia, says UN as thousands flee conflict-torn Tigray region

Recent fighting has left hundreds dead, although a communications blackout in Tigray has made it difficult to assess how the fighting is going

Israel allows Ethiopians of Jewish descent to resettle, but fewer than promised; draws flak from activists

The plan approved on Monday would admit about one-quarter of the roughly 8,000 who remain, living in mostly rundown communities in the Ethiopian cities of Addis Ababa, the capital, and Gondar

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed receives Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, says 'hell' of war fueled desire for peace with Eritrea

The winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize says his horrifying experiences as a young Ethiopian soldier fueled his determination to seek an end to the long conflict with a neighbouring country

Days after winning Nobel Prize for Peace, Ethiopian premier Abiy Ahmed warns Egypt against war over dam dispute, Cairo 'shocked'

Ethiopia's Nobel Peace Prize-winning prime minister warned Tuesday that if there's a need to go to war over a dam project disputed with Egypt his country could muster millions of people, but he said only negotiation can resolve the current deadlock