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Michael Teferi

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Sep 30, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Michael Teferi

    Ethiopia fighting escalates in Tigray killing 52 civilians in Alamata, medic tells the BBC (opens the original)

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    At least 52 civilians have been killed during three days of heavy fighting around Alamata in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, hospital sources have told the BBC. It appears government troops have taken control of the town from regional fighters and intend to push north towards Mekelle, the region's main city. Social media clips show army tanks on Alamata's streets. Clashes broke out last week after months of tension between the government and the party that controls Tigray, with both accusing

  2. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Michael Teferi

    Ethiopia's army says it has repelled TPLF attacks in first comment on fresh Tigray fighting (opens the original)

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    Ethiopia's army says it has repelled attacks from Tigrayan forces and their allies in parts of the north of the country, in its first statement since fighting broke out on Wednesday. The army said hostilities began in an area of Amhara region close to the border with Tigray, adding that its soldiers had inflicted heavy casualties and seized weapons. The developments come as tensions between the federal government and Tigrayan leaders have sharply escalated over the last few days, raising fears t

  3. Article · Aug 21, 2026 · Michael Teferi

    Ethiopia's Ashenda festival: Tigray cancels event celebrating the Virgin Mary over drone attack fears (opens the original)

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    A major cultural and religious festival celebrating women and the Virgin Mary in northern Ethiopia has been cancelled in Mekelle, the main city in the Tigray region, over fears it may be targeted in drone attacks. The focal point of Ashenda festival, which traditionally draws thousands of young women dressed in their finery, was to be a mass gathering at a stadium in Mekelle on Saturday. Tigray is still recovering from a brutal two-year civil war that ended in 2022. There are concerns the confli

  4. Article · Aug 11, 2026 · Michael Teferi

    Ethiopia drone strike in north kills three, Tigray sources say (opens the original)

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    A drone strike by the Ethiopian military has hit a school in the northern Tigray region, damaging the building and causing casualties, multiple sources told BBC Tigrinya. Tigrayan military sources said three of their fighters died instantly and seven were taken to hospital in the attack on Merewa Secondary School, which was on a holiday break, in Raya Alamata district. But district governor Daniel Tamrat said one civilian was killed and four others wounded, adding that a nearby river, where peop

  5. Article · Aug 7, 2026 · Michael Teferi

    Ethiopia's Addis Standard: Editor of top independent news site seized by police, publisher says (opens the original)

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    The editor-in-chief of a leading Ethiopian independent news site was abducted and assaulted by security forces, according to its owner. The Addis Standard's Yonas Kedir was taken last Saturday, held for 24 hours and subjected to "prolonged interrogation", Jakken Publishing said in a statement on Thursday that also described a raid on the news site's offices. Rights groups have described these latest incidents as part of a pattern of targeting independent news outlets. The Ethiopian government ha

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