Abiy’s party wins majority in Ethiopian parliament

Elections marred by insecurity, opposition boycotts and a looming famine in Tigray

Ethiopia: PM Abiy Ahmed wins landslide victory in election

Abiy secures another term in office with his party winning 410 of 436 seats

‘I didn’t expect to make it back alive,’ says Tigrayan leader after retaking his capital

Leader of restive Ethiopian region presents rebels’ side of conflict that plunged country into chaos

Jubilant capital of Tigray greets insurgents after Ethiopian forces retreat

The fall of Mekelle signalled a turning point in a war that has plunged Ethiopia into chaos

Ethiopia: Tigrayan forces say government troops on the run

Tigray People’s Liberation Front takes back regional capital Mekelle after months of war

Ethiopia declares Tigray ceasefire as former rulers ‘take back capital’

Move as regional government flees following advance of rebel troops on Mekelle

The Irish Times view of famine in Ethiopia: No natural disaster

Diplomats and agencies say 350,000 people in Tigray region are suffering from famine

From Nobel hero to driver of war, Ethiopia’s leader faces voters

Abiy Ahmed was a shining hope for country and continent – but his halo has been shattered

Ethiopia at ‘critical crossroads’ as Abiy faces electoral test

Berhanu Nega is the leading opposition candidate in country’s first ‘free and fair’ poll

Mass rape used as weapon six months into war in Ethiopia’s Tigray

Accounts from Tigray say most perpetrators of rape are Ethiopian or Eritrean troops

War in Tigray threatens to end Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed’s dream of unity

November’s invasion of Tigray has morphed into protracted and gruesome conflict

‘They told us not to resist’: sexual violence pervades Ethiopia’s war

Grinding civil war accompanied by atrocities including widespread sexual assault targeting women

Fear and hostility simmer as Ethiopia’s military keeps hold on Tigray

Bitter civil conflict marked by accounts of rights violations has caused alarm across the world

Ethiopia rejects US allegations of ethnic cleansing in Tigray

Ethiopia’s foreign ministry says it is ready to work with human rights experts to conduct investigations on allegations of abuses

Massacre in sacred city in northern Ethiopia left hundreds dead, says Amnesty

Report details killing of unarmed civilians by Eritrean troops in Axum last November

Agencies criticised for failure to deliver aid to northern Ethiopian region

Former UN undersecretary-general condemns response to Tigray’s desperate people

Refugees flee Ethiopia’s war with tales of atrocities on both sides

Brutal conflict in Tigray has forced tens of thousands to flee into Sudan

UN and Ethiopia reach aid agreement for war-hit Tigray

Aid workers to access region where fighting has hit food supplies and displaced tens of thousands

Explosions in Eritrean capital after Ethiopia declares victory in Tigray

Tigray forces say Eritrea was involved in fighting at invitation of Ethiopia’s government

Tigray regional capital under federal troop control, says Ethiopia PM

Tigray People’s Liberation Front have been fighting Ethiopian troops for three weeks

Ethiopian forces to launch ‘final phase’ of offensive in Tigray

PM says military to begin assault on regional capital after surrender ultimatum expires

Ethiopian PM rejects international ‘interference’ in Tigray conflict

Government deadline looms for forces to surrender in region of five million people

Ethiopians suffer after tensions spill into warfare

Country in crisis over government refusal to sanction regional election

Ethiopia says Tigray capital surrounded after surrender ultimatum

PM Abiy gives Tigray forces 72 hours to lay down arms or face assault on city of Mekelle

Ethiopia tells Tigrayans to ‘save themselves’ ahead of assault on capital

Government offensive against northern region enters dangerous phase

Ethiopia fighting may force 200,000 into Sudan, UN says

Officials warn number of refugees crossing border already exceeds projections

Ethiopia crisis: ‘a political mess that makes fathers fight sons’

Fears that conflict could precipitate Yugoslavia-style break-up of Ethiopia along ethnic lines

The Irish Times view on conflict in Ethiopia: regional tensions flare

As new fighting escalates in Ethiopia’s semi-autonomous Tigray region, the nightmare prospect of war is being revived

‘Full-scale’ humanitarian crisis unfolding in Ethiopia – UN

Some 4,000 refugees a day fleeing heavy fighting in Tigray region

Foreign powers press Ethiopia for Tigray peace talks

Hundreds dead and 25,000 displaced in conflict that threatens to destabilise region

Airports near Ethiopia’s Tigray state attacked with rockets, government says

Tigray People’s Liberation Front chairman says airport were legitimate targets

Refugees flee to Sudan as fighting continues in Ethiopia’s Tigray state

Hundreds killed in conflict that threatens to destabilise the Horn of Africa

Ethiopian PM replaces top officials as conflict in Tigray region escalates

Nine million people risk displacement as UN warns that fighting was blocking food aid

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