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Ethiopia's Tigray forces say they hand over heavy weapons

The spokesman for Tigray forces in Ethiopia says they have handed over heavy weapons as a key part of the agreement signed with Ethiopia’s government late last year to end a two-year conflict

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Tigray forces begin handing over heavy weapons to Ethiopian army

Tigray forces begin handing over heavy weapons to Ethiopian army

Tigray forces, who fought a two-year war against Ethiopia's federal government, began handing over heavy weaponry to the national army as part of an African Union-led peace process on Tuesday.

Ethiopia sets out on long road to peace after two years of war

Ethiopia sets out on long road to peace after two years of war

A year that began with no end in sight for one of the world's deadliest conflicts finished on a note of cautious optimism in Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray after a November ceasefire agreement.

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‘I’m scared to think what Ethiopia will become’: Tigray war refugees fear return

A fragile peace has been restored but for the tens of thousands of displaced people who fled to Sudan there is no prospect of going home

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Eritrean soldiers pull out of major Tigray towns, eyewitnesses say

Eritrean soldiers have pulled out of the towns of Shire and Axum in northern Ethiopia's Tigray region, three eyewitnesses told Reuters.

Doctors forced to reuse surgical equipment as medical supplies run short in country

Doctors have shared their heartbreak at having to turn away patients and reuse medical equipment in Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region

Mediators meet to bolster Ethiopia truce amid signs of detente

Mediators between Ethiopia's federal government and authorities in the Tigray region, embroiled until last month in a brutal war, are stepping up efforts to enforce a truce as relations between the two sides inch closer towards normality.

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Tears, prayers and hopes as flights to Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray resume

Tears, prayers and hopes as flights to Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray resume

Kahssay Hailu sobbed, smiled and said prayers as she stood outside Addis Ababa airport, preparing to board a plane home to Ethiopia's war-torn region of Tigray.

Ethiopian Airlines resumes flights to war-torn Tigray

Ethiopian Airlines resumes flights to war-torn Tigray

Ethiopia's national carrier, Ethiopian Airlines, says it is resuming commercial flights to the war-torn region of Tigray on Wednesday after an 18-month shutdown.

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Ethiopian Airlines to resume flights to Tigray capital Mekele

Ethiopian Airlines to resume flights to Tigray capital Mekele

Ethiopia's national carrier Ethiopian Airlines said it would resume commercial flights to the war-torn region of Tigray on Wednesday after a shutdown lasting 18 months.

Ethiopian Airlines to resume flights to Tigray capital

Ethiopian Airlines to resume flights to Tigray capital

Ethiopian Airlines will resume flights to the capital of the war-torn northern region of Tigray starting on Wednesday, the airline said in a statement, the first commercial flights to Tigray in about 18 months.

Ethiopian government team begins visit in Tigray after peace deal

Ethiopian government team begins visit in Tigray after peace deal

A high-level Ethiopian delegation landed in the Tigrayan capital of Mekele for a first official visit to implement issues signed in in the 2 November peace agreement between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front.

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A look back at the major African news stories of 2022

A look back at the major African news stories of 2022

From the COP27 climate summit in Egypt to coups d'état in Burkina Faso and the French military withdrawal from Mali, FRANCE 24 takes a look at some of the news highlights from Africa this year.

Ethiopian federal government delegation heads to Tigray

Ethiopian federal government delegation heads to Tigray

A delegation from the Ethiopian federal government is on its way to the northern region of Tigray to oversee the implementation of last month's peace agreement, the government communication service said on Monday.

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Long-cut phones ring again in Ethiopia's Tigray, bring grief

For a year and a half, phone calls to people trying to survive one of the world’s worst conflicts didn’t go through

Kenya High Court rules against forced sterilisation of women living with HIV

In tonight's edition: In a landmark ruling, Kenya's High Court recognises that the forced sterilisation of women living with HIV is a violation of their human rights. Also, the ceasefire struck in November between TPLF leaders and the Ethiopian government has seen aid start to trickle back in to the…

Radio France Internationale

Banking services return to Ethiopia's Tigray as conflict ends

Ethiopia’s largest bank has reopened branches in some towns in Tigray, allowing residents to access funds they have been blocked from using for over a year due to the conflict between the federal government and Tigrayan rebels.

Some banks re-open in parts of Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray

Several banks said they had resumed services in government-controlled areas of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region for the first time in over a year, following a November truce in a bloody two-year conflict.

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WHO chief says uncle was murdered by Eritrean troops in Tigray

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organization, has said his uncle was "murdered" by Eritrean troops in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region.

The Guardian - UK

Meta faces $1.6bn lawsuit over Facebook posts inciting violence in Tigray war

Legal action backed by Amnesty alleges hateful posts inflaming war in northern Ethiopia were allowed to flourish on platform

WHO chief says his uncle was murdered in Ethiopia's Tigray

The head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday that Eritrean troops "murdered" his uncle in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.

The Independent UK

As Tigray calms, Ethiopia sees growing conflict in Oromia

As one deadly conflict in Ethiopia begins to calm, another is growing, challenging a government that’s eager to persuade the international community to lift sanctions and revive what was once one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies

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Abiy Ahmed gained power in Ethiopia with the help of young people – four years later he's silencing them

When Abiy Ahmed took power as Ethiopia’s prime minister in April 2018, he was the youngest head of government in Africa.

Radio France Internationale

Capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region reconnected to electric grid

The capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region, Mekelle, has been reconnected to the national power grid following the signing of a ceasefire deal a month ago. The city has been cut off from electricity for more than a year, and most areas outside the city are still cut off from the…

The Independent UK

Electricity, telecoms return to parts of Ethiopia's Tigray

Basic services like electricity and telecoms have been restored to key parts of Ethiopia’s Tigray region following the signing of a cease-fire deal a month ago, but most areas are still cut off from the world

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