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Airstrikes and artillery fire rocked northern Ethiopia's Tigray region overnight into Monday, aid sources said, in clashes between federal government and rebel forces that have raised fears of wider fighting. France 24's Philip Turle says that the Ethiopian government is pushing into Tigray territory amid fears the conflict "could get out of control".
Due to the ongoing fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray region, some 5,000 students who asked to be relocated are now starting the academic year far from home. Some say back home they faced forced conscription to fight for a cause they didn't believe in. Tom Canetti has more.
Ethiopia is facing renewed fighting in the north, just four years after the devastating Tigray war ended.
In tonight's edition: Ethiopia's leader Abiy Ahmed secures another term in office, but his country is sliding back into conflict. Also, several major cities across Senegal are battered by torrential rains. Plus some of the migrants being deported from the US fear being sent to African countries criminalising homosexuality.
Neighbouring countries say coastal states must govern Red Sea as fighting escalates in northern Ethiopia.
Egyptian, Eritrean, Somali and Sudanese leaders also call for talks to end the civil war in Sudan.
The capture of Tigray’s regional capital revives fears of another prolonged conflict, displacement and crisis.
Troops loyal to Ethiopia's federal government were patrolling the streets of Mekelle on Sunday, a day after the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) withdrew its forces from the northern city. The government advance came as Ethiopia's regional rivals including Eritrea and Sudan met in the Egyptian coastal city of El-Alamein, calling for regional disputes to be settled through "peaceful means".
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says Addis Ababa has yet to come to Mogadishu to negotiate access to sea ports.
The rebels have been seen leaving the capital of the northern Tigray region, according to local sources.
Ethiopian federal forces have entered the capital of the northern Tigray region and seized its airport, witnesses said Saturday, reversing a takeover by rebels from the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) that prompted the suspension of commercial flights last month. The TPLF has been fighting against pro-government forces since September 23, raising fears of an all-out civil war similar to that of 2020-2022.
First, Ethiopia and Eritrea have severed ties and now with tensions spreading across the region, the African Union is urging all sides to show restraint. Meanwhile, Ethiopia's army is advancing toward the Tigrayan capital as fighting intensifies and new explosions rock Addis Ababa. Then, from boardrooms to cocoa fields, a growing number of urban Ivorians are turning to agriculture. On weekends, civil servants, entrepreneurs and traders leave Abidjan behind to tend farms in the countryside, seeking extra income. But running a plantation from afar comes with challenges. And, Senegal is counting
Addis Ababa accuses Egypt, Eritrea and Sudan of backing armed groups.
Analysts warn unrest is likely to spill into neighbouring states and could further destabilise war-torn Sudan.
Claim comes as violence flares across northern Ethiopia, deteriorating diplomatic, humanitarian situations.
Ethiopia ordered the closure of its embassy in Eritrea and declared 10 Eritrean diplomats persona non grata on Thursday, prompting Asmara to sever all diplomatic ties with its neighbour after overnight blasts heard in Addis Ababa sparked fears about renewed conflict in northern Ethiopia spreading. France 24's Tom Canetti has more.
Old rivalries, territorial disputes and new alliances are reshaping the conflict in Ethiopia’s north.
Ethiopia and Sudan are trading accusations over the armed conflicts they face. Can the conflict dynamics in the wider Horn of Africa exacerbate tensions?
The diplomatic fallout comes as Ethiopian forces battle rebel fighters across its northern region.
Eritrea has severed diplomatic ties with Ethiopia after Addis Ababa closed its embassy in Asmara
