Ethiopia Conflict Pulse

Can a six-month caretaker administration and promised elections stabilize Tigray while fighting rages on?

• Federal troops have seized Mekelle and...

Ethiopia's ongoing clashes in Tigray, Amhara and Oromia reflect deeper constitutional and political fractures rather than isolated battlefield...

Ethiopia's UK ambassador argues media coverage downplays Eritrean aggression as a driver of regional instability.

• The Nobel prize recognized Abiy's...

Eritrea's authoritarian regime under Isaias Afwerki—with no elections, an unimplemented 1997 constitution, and shutdown of independent media—defines...

Ethiopia's peace deals keep collapsing because structural problems remain unaddressed.

• Contested state foundations: The 1995 constitution's ethnic...

The UN's $8.5 million CERF allocation will assist just over 202,700 people in Tigray, Amhara, Afar and Benishangul-Gumuz, yet nearly 8.9 million...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for de-escalation by all sides and stressed that dialogue per the 2018 Ethiopia-Eritrea peace framework is...

As fighting resumes in northern Ethiopia between federal forces and rebel groups, social media has become a propaganda battleground where...

Eritrea is internationalizing the crisis by asking the UN to intervene in its standoff with Ethiopia. Ethiopia alleges Eritrean troops have advanced...

Sudan's RSF drone attack on a displacement camp in Blue Nile's Abu Shandi area killed 41 people, mostly women and children, in a region bordering...

As Ethiopia edges toward multi-front war in Tigray and Amhara, children stand to bear the heaviest costs.

• Forced recruitment looms again, with...

Reports claim Tigray rebel groups are forcibly recruiting boys amid renewed conflict, as Eritrean and Amhara forces—previously accused of war crimes—switch allegiance.

The U.S. Embassy reports the security situation in Addis Ababa remains stable while sporadic armed conflict and civil unrest continue in Northern Ethiopia.

UNICEF is rebuilding schools in Ethiopia's conflict zones to help children return to learning, but an escalation of hostilities now threatens these hard-won gains.

Cinzia Canneri's exhibit Women's Bodies as Battlefields at the Siena Awards Photo Festival 2026 documents horrific sexual violence against Tigrayan...

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's renewed push for Red Sea access is directly straining ties with Eritrea—accused by Addis of backing Tigray rebels—while...

Renewed clashes that began in Tigray on 23 September have quickly expanded into Afar and Amhara, with Tigrayan forces seizing key airports in Mekelle,...

Ethiopia expelled 10 Eritrean diplomats and closed its Asmara embassy, accusing Eritrea of backing the TPLF. Eritrea immediately severed all ties in...

What caused the overnight explosions near military headquarters and a secret service base in Addis Ababa?

• Blasts hit western and southern...

Israeli tourists' rescue from Tigray combat zones reveals expanding humanitarian risks from renewed fighting. Helicopters and military escorts were required after days of isolation, airport takeovers, and severed communications.