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Some Ethiopians claim forced recruitment by Tigrayan forces

World May 17, 2022

Some Ethiopians claim forced recruitment by Tigrayan forces

by Giulia Paravicini and Katharine Houreld

The war in northern Ethiopia since late 2020 has killed thousands of civilians and uprooted millions, triggering famine and devastating infrastructure.

Rights groups accuse Ethiopian forces of war crimes in Tigray

World Apr 6, 2022

Rights groups accuse Ethiopian forces of war crimes in Tigray

by Simon Marks and Fasika Tadesse

Abuses inflicted on the Tigrayans included murder, torture, rape and sexual slavery, said two rights groups in a 240-page report released Wednesday.

Ethiopia declares unilateral truce in war-ravaged Tigray

World Mar 25, 2022

Ethiopia declares unilateral truce in war-ravaged Tigray

by Fasika Tadesse and Simon Marks

The rebels ignored a previous government offer of a cease-fire, but this time the group said it is committed to implementing the truce "effective immediately.”

Ethiopia’s crackdown on ethnic Tigrayans snares thousands

World | FOCUS May 10, 2021

Ethiopia’s crackdown on ethnic Tigrayans snares thousands

by Giulia Paravicini, Dawit Endeshaw and Katharine Houreld

Tigray is the most dramatic example of ethnic and regional tensions that are surfacing across Ethiopia, imperiling the multiethnic democracy of Africa's second-most populous nation.

In Ethiopia's Tigray region, reports of sexual slavery and violent rape

World Apr 18, 2021

In Ethiopia's Tigray region, reports of sexual slavery and violent rape

Descriptions from doctors and women paint a detailed picture of the sexual violence against women in Tigray and the military’s alleged involvement in it.

'You don't belong': Land dispute drives new exodus in Ethiopia’s Tigray

World Mar 30, 2021

'You don't belong': Land dispute drives new exodus in Ethiopia’s Tigray

The fresh exodus risks exacerbating a precarious humanitarian situation in the region, with hundreds of thousands of people already uprooted by fighting.

Ethiopia’s prime minister trades his Nobel Peace Prize for civil war

Commentary / World Nov 23, 2020

Ethiopia’s prime minister trades his Nobel Peace Prize for civil war

by Bobby Ghosh

We may be long past holding laureates of the Nobel Peace Prize to its lofty standards — the cruel cynicism of Henry Kissinger and open bigotry of Aung San Suu Kyi are just two instances of honorees behaving dishonorably — but Abiy Ahmed’s belly ...

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