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Eritrea, Ethiopia and Tigray

Eritrean troops move deep into Ethiopia's Tigray region, residents tell BBC

Eritrean soldiers have crossed into northern Ethiopia heading towards an area where clashes have been taking place between national army troops and regional forces, residents in the Tigrayan town of A...

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Eritrean forces seen entering towns in Ethiopia's Tigray region after crossing border

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Witnesses spot Eritrean troops inside northern Ethiopia as tensions flare

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Eritrean soldiers entered northern Ethiopian towns, government-allied commander says

MEKELLE, Ethiopia (AP) — Eritrean soldiers entered two towns in northern Ethiopia, a commander allied with Ethiopia’s government said, with military officers conducting surveillance in one of them, as...

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Eritrean troops move deep into Ethiopia's Tigray region as fighting escalates

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Reports: Eritrean troops in Ethiopia's Tigray fuel new fears of war

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Ethiopia Approves 22 Ministers for Abiy’s New Cabinet

Ethiopia's parliament approved 22 ministers for Abiy Ahmed's new cabinet on Thursday, with Fitsum Assefa replacing Ahmed Shide as finance minister.

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Ethiopia names Fitsum as new finance minister

ADDIS ABABA, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday named Fitsum Assefa Adela as finance minister in his new cabinet, replacing Ahmed Shide who has become speaker of the lower house of parliament.

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Fighting in Ethiopia intensifies: What’s the latest?

Capture of key town could pave the way for federal forces to push towards Tigray’s capital, Mekelle.

Ethiopia is sliding back toward war – a look at what is driving the fighting and why it matters

An offensive in the Tigray region followed months of aerial strikes by the Ethiopian government. The situation could spark a wider regional conflict.

Ethiopia again demands access to the Red Sea as tensions with neighbors escalate

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Monday reiterated that his landlocked country must have access to the Red Sea, despite neighboring countries saying at a summit Sunday that responsibility for the sea rests with states along its shores and warning of the risk of regional conflict.

Ethiopia’s government retakes Mekelle after opposition fighters withdraw from Tigray capital

Leaders of a rebellious political group in northern Ethiopia say they have withdrawn from the regional capital, allowing federal troops and allies to enter.