Ethiopia Conflict Tracker

Fresh fighting in western Tigray using heavy artillery and drones has driven hundreds of civilians into Sudan, marking a serious threat to the 2022...

Egypt has long exploited Ethiopia's internal divisions to undermine its GERD and regional position.

• National reconciliation efforts are directly...

Ethiopia's pattern of military-first strategies mirrors Nigeria's Biafra war, where battlefield wins failed to resolve deeper political fractures.

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Amnesty International and El Hak Foundation both warn that Ethiopia's failed transitional justice is enabling renewed clashes in Tigray, raising fears...

Tigray's fragile peace is unraveling under synchronized pressure from three directions.

• Internal split: TPLF hardliners seized control via 2025...

A devastating civil war erupted in late 2020 between the Ethiopian National Defense Forces allied with Eritrean forces and Amhara militias, setting the stage for prolonged human rights and humanitarian challenges across Ethiopia.

Ethiopian authorities are intensifying their assault on independent media, detaining Addis Standard's editor-in-chief for 24 hours and raiding its...

Military buildup in Alamata and fresh clashes in Western Tigray signal renewed risk of large-scale fighting.

• Unresolved Pretoria agreement leaves...

Fresh clashes in western Tigray highlight the precarious ceasefire. ENDF and TPLF forces fought near Humera on August 1 with artillery and drones,...

A new survival analysis study examines long-term mortality in Tigray after the November 2020 conflict caused major destruction of healthcare infrastructure.

Fresh fighting in western Tigray has shattered the 2022 Pretoria deal, with ENDF and TPLF's Army 70 clashing near Shererina for four days.

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The Cairo-Asmara axis has seen its leverage erode as the Pretoria Agreement marginalized the TPLF, Ethiopia recovered diplomatically, and multipolar Red Sea dynamics limited any single partnership's reach.

• Clashes erupt: Federal forces and TPLF traded artillery and drone strikes in western Tigray on 1 August, with each side blaming the other for...

Heavy clashes near the Sudan border ended after nearly a day, yet fears are growing that violence could reignite Tigray’s devastating conflict. AFP could not verify claims from either side or confirm forces involved in Shererina.

• Clashes in western Tigray's Shererina area on Saturday involved heavy artillery and drones, with federal forces and TPLF each accusing the other of...

Tigray authorities accuse federal forces of launching a dawn offensive in Shererina, western Tigray, using artillery and drones in what they call the...

The Tigray conflict largely fails ethical scrutiny under Just War Theory.

• Jus ad bellum: Government met just cause and legitimate authority, yet...

The Amhara rebellion arises from mismanaged transition, Tigray war fallout, and hollow peace efforts.

• Oromo dominance: Prosperity Party sidelined...

New fighting between TPLF and Ethiopian federal forces in contested Tigray areas highlights the ceasefire's extreme fragility and risk of rapid...

Amhara's conflict operates on two fronts that demand separate attention.

• Political insurgency: A state of emergency since August 2023 has seen...