spokeswoman, Billene Seyoum, and the State Department did not comment. Among the newly detained is Hailu

By Emma Farge2 Min ReadGENEVA( Reuters)-The U.N. rights council on Tuesday approved a resolution expressing deep concern about abuses in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray and calling for the swift withdrawal of Eritrean troops which it said were “ exacerbating the conflict ”.... “ It is imperative for the Human Rights Council to be able to address this situation.” The EU text passed in a vote with 20 countries in favour, 14 against and 13 abstentions. Council member Eritrea voted against the

There were few young men.” The air strike wounded more than 100 people, half of them seriously, a regional health official said.... “ Denying victims urgently needed medical care is heinous and absolutely unacceptable.... We urge the Ethiopian authorities to ensure full and unhindered medical access to the victims immediately....

close Video Biden urges the president to back universal mask mandate In a visit to the Little Haiti Cultural Center in Florida, Joe Biden calls on President Trump to issue a universal mask mandate.... However, the damage will be worse if we do not return to a state of normalcy while taking precautions," the prime minister of Ethiopia said in Facebook updatethis week.... " Americans must have their freedoms." The Associated Press contributed to this report....

By Dawit Endeshaw, Ayenat Mersie3 Min ReadADDIS ABABA( Reuters)-Hundreds of Eritrean refugees protested in the Ethiopian capital on Thursday, calling on the United Nations refugee agency to relocate friends and family who they say are trapped in two refugee camps by fighting in the Tigray region. Eritrean Refugees protest in-front of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees( UNHCR) offices to condemn the attacks on the refugees in Hitsats and Shimelba camps during the fight between Ethi

An airstrike hit a busy market in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray village of Togoga on Tuesday, according to health workers who said soldiers blocked medical teams from traveling to the scene.... “ We don’t know if the jets were coming from Ethiopia or Eritrea.... They are still looking for bodies by hand....

ADDIS ABABA: As a growing number of ride-hailing companies vie to penetrate the untapped market in Ethiopia, one company with women drivers only has recently gained popularity in the country’s male-dominated sector and is making good profits. Meron Mengistie is one of the 150 women drivers at the Seregela Taxi Ride Service, which solely hires women drivers in its ambition to penetrate Ethiopia’s ever-expanding ride-hailing service.“ I have always dreamt of driving and this job has given me the b

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for November 17 Fox News Flash top headlines are here.... Addis Ababa is also the continent's diplomatic capital as home of the African Union. ‘MECHANICAL ERROR’ FORCES AMERICAN EAGLE FLIGHT TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING Planes sit on the tarmac at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Wednesday, March 10, 2021.... The United States Federal Aviation Administration warned pilots on Wednesday, Nov....

NAIROBI, Kenya — As food and the means to buy it dwindled in a city under siege, the young mother felt she could do no more.... She killed herself, unable to feed her children.In a Catholic church across town, flour and oil to make communion wafers will soon run out.... Its soap and bleach are gone.Wp Get the full experience. Choose your plan ArrowRight A year of war and months of government-enforced deprivation have left the city of a half-million people with rapidly shrinking stocks of food,