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Three media workers freed without charge after being detained by military in Tigray region
Authorities confirm arrests shortly after state-approved reporting trip to north Ethiopian region
Only a national dialogue can truly heal the country’s divisions
Pandemic adds to pressure on developing economies trying to meet repayments
Daughter of former PM says she was prevented from leaving country because of her heritage
UK, US and EU push for humanitarian relief to get to the war-ravaged Tigray region
President cements foreign policy ambitions with business and humanitarian help on the continent
Bidders say curbs on mobile banking and access to infrastructure will affect sale
Camps rekindle memories of past crises as Tigray conflict drives tens of thousands into Sudan
Federal government of Abiy Ahmed and TPLF in Tigray are engaged in brutal propaganda struggle
Country’s leader says troops have taken control of regional capital Mekelle
Some see ‘ethnic federalism’ and a ‘nation of nations’ as the country’s salvation, others as its damnation
Addis says foreign powers should stop meddling as military prepares for assault on Mekelle in pursuit of TPLF leadership
Army plans to encircle city of 500,000 people with tanks and artillery
Army chief’s accusations add to concern that Tigrayans may be singled out for abuse
Tigray crisis is part of a broader political problem that brute force cannot solve
The conflict in Tigray is the biggest test of Abiy Ahmed’s premiership and threatens to spill over into neighbouring countries
Ethiopian region has tradition of hardened fighters but Abiy says offensive can end quickly
First major incident in spiralling internal conflict provokes international outcry
The Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed may have been given the award too soon
Domestic conflict threatens to wreck any chance of peaceful democratic transition promised by Nobel Peace Prize winner
Abiy Ahmed needs to prove his Nobel Peace Prize was deserved
Military confrontation in Africa’s second most populous country could spill out across the region
Abiy Ahmed accuses Tigrayan regional government of deploying its armed forces against federal army base
Survivors say 54 died in fresh bout of ethno-nationalist violence that threatens PM’s reforms
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