Tigray Peoples Liberation Front

How Ethiopia's civil war exploded from Mai Kadra town, a timeline

The first reports of ethnic atrocities in western Tigray surfaced in mid-November 2020, some 100 km to the west to the Tekeze River, in a farming town. The UN has spoken of possible war crimes by all sides in Tigray's war.

Almost entire population in Ethiopia's Tigray needs emergency food aid

UN food agency WFP says a total of 5.2 million people in the war-torn region of the country are facing growing levels of malnourishment, especially among women and children.

Tigray official warns of starvation threats from anti-farming 'campaign'

Top Tigray official Abebe Gebrehiwot says Ethiopian government is telling Tigrayan farmers not to farm and blocking seeds from reaching parts of the northern region.

Eritrean troops 'block and loot' food aid in Ethiopia's Tigray

Eritrea denies allegations of aid obstruction but Abiy government's documents suggest soldiers have been plundering food supplies, stoking fears of starvation deaths, and blocking access to Ethiopian checkpoints.

Eritrea vows troop pullout in Ethiopia's Tigray after admitting presence

The admission in a letter to the UN Security Council - and posted online by Eritrea's Ministry of Information - comes a day after UN aid chief Mark Lowcock said the world body had not seen any proof that Eritrean soldiers have withdrawn.

Ethiopian PM: Eritrea agrees to withdraw troops from Tigray

Rights groups and Tigrayan residents have accused Eritrean troops of massacring hundreds of people in villages in the region.

Abiy Ahmed: Eritrea to withdraw troops from Ethiopia’s Tigray

The statement from Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed comes after intense pressure from the UN, US and others to address human rights abuses in crisis-hit Tigray.

UN rights chief agrees to joint investigation into Ethiopia's Tigray

Residents in Ethiopia's northern region have told human rights groups and journalists of massacres, widespread sexual violence and indiscriminate killings of civilians by security forces in the region during the conflict.

US 'gravely concerned' over situation in Ethiopia's Tigray

"We ask international partners, especially the African Union and regional partners, to work with us to address the crisis in Tigray, including through action at the UN and other relevant bodies," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.

Ethiopia: Rapes occurred 'without a doubt' in conflict-hit Tigray

A statement by Ethiopia's minister of Women, Children and Youth marks the first official acknowledgement of crimes activists say have been widespread.