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Fear of Ethiopian war spreading to neighbours as Tigrayan forces surround Addis Ababa

The Times/The Sunday Times 04 Nov 2021

As rejuvenated rebel Tigrayan forces encircle the capital Addis Ababa, the conflict in Ethiopia risks drawing in the entire Horn of Africa, one of world’s ...

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International calls for ceasefire in Ethiopia as rebels advance on Addis Ababa

Channel 4 04 Nov 2021

... as rebels from the Tigray region continue their advance to the capital Addis Ababa.

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Tigrayan Forces Say They Are Advancing on Addis Ababa

Voa News 04 Nov 2021

Now, Tigrayan forces say they are advancing on the capital, Addis Ababa, and that it could fall within months or even weeks ... Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed vowed that his government would prevail. “Ethiopia will not collapse. Ethiopia will prosper,” Abiy said speaking in Addis Ababa on Wednesday ... “What that means is we are advising U.S ... .

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Diplomats try to avert attack on Addis Ababa

Business Day 04 Nov 2021

Addis Ababa/Nairobi — Diplomatic efforts to try to avert an attack on Ethiopia’s capital gathered pace on Thursday after Tigrayan forces from the north of the country made advances towards the city ... The streets and shops in Addis Ababa, a city of about 5-million people, were busy as usual on Thursday morning.

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Urgent efforts to calm Ethiopia as war reaches one-year mark

Artesia Daily Press 04 Nov 2021

The lack of dialogue “has been particularly disturbing,” Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said in a statement, as the war that has killed thousands of people and displaced millions since November 2020 threatens to engulf the capital, Addis Ababa ... But so far, efforts for such discussions have failed ... Copyright 2021 The Associated Press ... .

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U.S. embassy in Ethiopia permits voluntary departure of some staff, family

Egypt Independent 04 Nov 2021

On Tuesday, Ethiopia declared a state of emergency, with forces from the northern region of Tigray�threatening to advance�on the capital, Addis Ababa ... special envoy for the Horn of Africa, is expected to arrive in Addis Ababa to press for a halt to military operations in the north and to seek the start of ceasefire talks.

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Qatar calls on its nationals to leave Ethiopia

Egypt Independent 04 Nov 2021

On Wednesday, the Qatari embassy in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa called on all of its nationals to leave the country immediately ... On Tuesday, Addis Ababa declared a state of emergency, ...

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Wounded members of the Ethiopian National Defense Force who were captured by Tigray forces are given basic medical treatment at a prison where they are now held as prisoners of war, in Mekele, in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia on Tuesday, July 6, 2021.

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International Investigation Needed into Abuses in Ethiopia

Reliefweb 04 Nov 2021

On Wednesday, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission released a much-anticipated joint into abuses committed in the first nine months of the conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region ... The report does not give well-documented trends the attention they deserve ... .

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Ethiopia: Govt Declares State of Emergency as Tigray Fighters Consider Marching on Addis Ababa

All Africa 03 Nov 2021

New York -- The Ethiopian federal government declared a nationwide state of emergency Tuesday, as its battle with Tigrayan forces reaches the one-year mark and fighting has escalated in northern Ethiopia ....

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Ethiopians urged to defend Addis Ababa as rebels continue advance

The Times/The Sunday Times 03 Nov 2021

“We will bury this enemy with our blood and our bones, and uplift Ethiopia’s dignity,” he said. “We will humiliate our enemies and not let Ethiopia be humiliated.” ... AP ... .

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Ethiopia declares state of emergency, urges citizens to defend Addis Ababa

Business Day Online 03 Nov 2021

Earlier on Tuesday, prime minister Ahmed urged citizens in the capital, Addis Ababa, to take up arms to defend themselves from the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) ... it was considering marching on Addis Ababa, about 380km (235 miles) to the south of their forward positions.

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A fighter loyal to the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) mans a guard post on the outskirts of the town of Hawzen in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia on May 7, 2021

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Rebel groups unite and say Ethiopian peace deal off table

Irish Independent 03 Nov 2021

City government officials in Addis Ababa issued a call yesterday through state media, urging the capital’s five million residents to register their weapons and prepare to safeguard their neighbourhoods ... towns in Amhara along the highway to Addis Ababa over the past few days.

photo: AP / Ben Curtis

In this Saturday, May 8, 2021 file photo, Ethiopian government soldiers ride in the back of trucks on a road near Agula, north of Mekele, in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia

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Ethiopian leader, marking year of war, says he will bury foes ‘with our blood’

Egypt Independent 03 Nov 2021

ADDIS ABABA, Nov 3 (Reuters) – Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed pledged on Wednesday to bury his government’s enemies “with our blood” as he marked the start of the war in the Tigray region one year ago ... The Addis Ababa police and a government spokesperson did not respond to phone calls requesting comment.

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Addis Ababa government urges residents to register arms - media

Reuters 02 Nov 2021

ADDIS ABABA, Nov 2 (Reuters) - City authorities of Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa on Tuesday called on residents to register weapons in the next two days after rebellious forces from the northern region of Tigray said they were considering marching there, state media reported.

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