[DW] The organization says the detentions amount to "a de facto humanitarian blockade." News of the detentions follows a day after 22 UN staff were arrested in the capital Addis Ababa.

[UNFPA] Mekelle -- "They have saved my life and that of my daughter. I stayed under their care the whole night and delivered my baby girl safely," says Selam, the first mother to deliver her baby at the camp for internally displaced persons at Sabaca...

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Safaricom Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Peter Ndegwa says the firm's plan to launch commercial operations in Ethiopia is on course despite the political uncertainties necessitated by the ongoing Tigray conflict.

[VOA] New York -- The United Nations said Wednesday that at least nine of their staff remain detained by Ethiopia's federal government in Addis Ababa, and 70 truckers who were to drive humanitarian aid into the northern Tigray region have also been t...

[State Department] The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:

[State Department] The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:

[AI London] Women raped at gunpoint, robbed and assaulted Lack of medical care after TPLF fighters damaged and looted hospital Abuses committed as Tigray conflict has spilled over into Amhara region

[Times of Zambia] Zambians arriving from Ethiopia yesterday after being evacuated following President Hakainde Hichilema's directive as hostility surges in that country.

[DW] The UN's special adviser on genocide prevention, Alice Wairimu Nderitu, says the parties fighting in Ethiopia's war have few options but to negotiate.

[HRW] New York -- Urgently Allow Entry of Food, Medicine; Support International Investigations

[VOA] United Nations -- The United Nations said Tuesday that 22 of its Ethiopian national staff were detained by the federal government in Addis Ababa, following raids reportedly targeting ethnic Tigrayans. Six of the U.N. staffers have been released...

[Nation] Safaricom has evacuated some of its employees from Ethiopia because of armed conflict and civil unrest in what could disrupt the firm's operations in the populous nation.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- At the UNSC meeting on November 08 to discuss urgent action to de-escalate the potentially disastrous conflict in Ethiopia, speakers in the Security Council extended their support for the African Union's regional peace...

[Surfshark] Amsterdam -- Servers of several social media networks have been restricted in Ethiopia following the alleged leak of 12th-grade national exam papers, marking a third exam-related internet disruption in the last half of the decade

[Agenzia Fides] Addis Ababa -- In a climate of general chaos and uncertainty, the news, confirmed to Fides by local sources, of a raid carried out on November 5 by government military forces in a center in Gottera (Addis Ababa) run by the Salesians o...

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Adanech Abebe, the mayor of Addis Abeba paid a visit to injured members of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) at Armed Forces Comprehensive Specialized Hospital in Bishoftu on Sunday.

[UN News] A year-long conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia has reached "disastrous proportions", the UN political chief told the Security Council on Monday, warning of "grave uncertainty" surrounding the future of the country and stability of th...

[The Herald] The African Union Commission has dismissed social media reports claiming that the chairperson of the Commission Moussa Faki has called for temporary relocation of offices and staff from Ethiopia.

[DW] Supporters of Ethiopia's government have taken to the streets of Addis Ababa, with many holding signs criticizing the US decision to remove Ethiopia from a trade pact earlier this week.

[Agenzia Fides] Addis Ababa -- An emergency session of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) has been called for today, Monday, November 8, 2021. The session, motivated by recent changes in the context of the conflict, focuse...

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In a speech, seen by Addis Standard, and delivered to the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) emergency session held today in Addis Abeba, AU High-Representative for the Horn of Africa and former Nigeri...

[VOA] United Nations -- The African Union envoy for the Horn of Africa warned Monday that the window of opportunity is closing for a political resolution of the crisis in northern Ethiopia, as the country tips further toward all-out conflict.

[HRW] New York -- Inciting Rhetoric, Sweeping Emergency Regulations Fuel Abuses

[State Department] Special Envoy Jeffrey Feltman is currently in Ethiopia to underscore the United States' grave concern with the escalation of the conflict and the risk of intercommunal violence, and to encourage all parties to engage in a dialogue ...

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) convenes an emergency session today. The session, prompted by recent changes in the context of the conflict, is set under a theme 'update on the situation in Nort...

[DW] A year after the conflict started in northern Ethiopia, fears are growing that TPLF forces could reach Addis Ababa. There has been an uptick in arrests of Tigrayan residents in the capital.

[Nation] Regional leaders worry escalating violence in Ethiopia could make it difficult to end the crisis, signalling a dangerous path for the country.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In a statement released this morning the Security Council Command Post of Bahir Dar, the capital city of Amhara regional state, has called on the informal local armed members commonly known as "Fano" to come and get re...

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) expressed concerns over the situation of people being arrested in connection with the state of emergency. In a statement released yesterday, the commission said that it is w...

[Daily Maverick] In both cases, Ethiopia and Afghanistan, the speed of the collapse of government forces was (and is) remarkable. The reasons for this are complex, with differences between the two situations, along with some similarities.