Renewed fighting between Ethiopian federal troops and Tigrayan fighters escalated Thursday, effectively shattering a peace pact that ended a devastating two-year war in 2022, as rebel forces mobilized for an armed struggle they hope will lead to the removal of the federal prime minister.

ADDIS ABABA: Tigray rebels said on Thursday they were in a state of “full-blown war” with the Ethiopian government, with reports of hundreds killed and heavy artillery attacks in neighbouring states. Tensions have been rising for months between the ...

The internet was disrupted in northern Ethiopia on Friday, online monitor Netblocks said, as conflict raged between the federal government and Tigray rebels, while Agence France-Presse ( AFP ) confirmed connection difficulties.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 22– A team of experts led by the Regulation and Prequalification Department at the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters conducted a technical assistance visit to the Ethiopian Food and Drug Authority (EFDA) Medicines Quality Control Laboratory (MQCL) from 22 to 24 September 2026.

This came as part of Abiy's visit to the Red Sea country on Thursday, where the two countries' leaders announced "a major strategic investment," connecting Damerjog in Djibouti to Dewele in Ethiopia through a new refined petroleum products pipeline, the Ethiopian prime minister said on social media platform X.

ADDIS ABABA, Sept 24, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - The Ethiopian army said Thursday that it had killed 272 Tigrayan rebel fighters who had launched an offensive in Amhara, the country's second-most populous region.

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