Ethiopia fighting escalates in Tigray, killing 52 civilians
Michael Teferi, Lion Tsigab and Lucy Fleming | BBC News Sept. 30, 2026 Tanks and armoured vehicles were filmed passing through Alamata after days of clashes. Social media via Reuters At least 52 civilians have been killed during three days of heavy fighting around Alamata in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, hospital sources have told the BBC. It appears government troops have taken control of the town from regional fighters and intend to push north towards Mekelle, the regi
BBC News
4 days ago
Seven Ethiopian armed groups announce anti-government alliance
Seven Ethiopian armed groups have formed an anti-government alliance amid renewed tensions and fighting in Tigray.
Reuters
Sep 29
Ethiopia PM's party wins landslide; fears of new war
Kaleb Moges BBC Africa Abiy Ahmed says he is transforming the economy of Africa's second most-populous nation. Image by Reuters Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is the big winner following the country's general election as his party has retained its overwhelming parliamentary majority, despite the poll being overshadowed by conflict, accusations of repression and little participation by opposition parties. The Prosperity Party, which won 438 of the 501 contested seats, wi
BBC News
Jul 12
Weaponizing the Womb: Reproductive Genocide in Tigray
By Larisa W Chikanya Genocide Watch A poster shows the faces of victims of a massacre that took place in Bora during the Tigray war [Gelila Getahun/ Al Jazeera] What led to atrocities? Tigray is the most northern of Ethiopia's 11 regional states, lying along the southern border of Eritrea with Sudan to the west. Armed conflict between federal forces and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), erupted in November 2020, and rapidly escalated into a large-scale military c
Genocide Watch
Jun 24
The growing threat of conflict in the Horn of Africa
Tigray’s elite has become deeply split, with every policy issue – from IDP returns to demobilisation – framed through the lens of factional allegiance. 23 February 2026 Daniel Berhane Journalist and author A tank destroyed in fighting between the Ethiopian federal army and Tigrayan Defence Forces in Kasagita, Afar region, 2022. Tiksa Negeri/Reuters ADDIS ABABA Clashes last month in two Tigrayan districts between the federal army and Tigrayan forces could be the first steps to
The New Humanitarian
Feb 27
Airstrike in Ethiopia’s Tigray Reportedly Kills 56 People
Gelmo Dawit/VOA ADDIS ABABA - Aid workers and eyewitnesses are telling media an airstrike in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region has killed...
Genocide Watch
Jan 9, 2022
Genocide Emergency: Ethiopia
By Eric Ross and Nat Hill Genocide Watch is issuing a Genocide Emergency Alert regarding the Ethiopian government’s persecution of the...
Genocide Watch
Nov 20, 2021
Ethiopian Bodies Float Downriver Into Sudan
The disfigured bodies are the latest indication of atrocities as the conflict over the Tigray region spreads to other parts of Ethiopia...
New York Times 1
Aug 3, 2021
Dozens Killed in Market Airstrike in Ethiopia
Simon Marks and Abdi Latif Dahir | New York Time The attack hit a busy market in Tigray, where there has been fierce fighting as...
Genocide Watch
Jun 23, 2021
G7 calls for access for aid workers to Tigray
The G7 group has called for unimpeded access for aid workers to Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, where the UN says some 350,000 people...
BBC News
Jun 14, 2021
Genocide Emergency: Ethiopia
Soldiers have killed hundreds of civilians in Tigray | The Economist Photo credit: Getty Images Ethnic violence in Ethiopia has...
Genocide Watch
Jun 4, 2021
US condemns violence in Tigray, warns of new sanctions
US legislators call for action amid reports of gang rapes, ethnic cleansing and war crimes by Ethiopian, Eritrean forces. A top United...
Al Jazeera
May 28, 2021
