Ethiopia

Eritrea and Ethiopia have appealed to the UN Security Council as tensions escalate over the renewed civil war in Tigray and mutual accusations of cross-border military incursions.

Renewed civil war in Ethiopia reaches the capital of Addis Ababa with reported drone strikes, threatening regional stability and exacerbating a severe humanitarian crisis across the country.

Ethiopian federal forces advanced toward the Tigray capital of Mekelle as rebels evacuated, marking a major escalation following the collapse of the 2022 peace accord.

Eritrea severed diplomatic ties with Ethiopia after Addis Ababa expelled diplomats, escalating a regional crisis and reviving fears of renewed civil war.

Renewed conflict in northern Ethiopia claims civilian lives as government forces clash with Tigray fighters. Israel acts to evacuate stranded citizens from the escalating zone.

Roughly 45 Israeli tourists are trapped in northern Ethiopia's Tigray region amid renewed fighting. Gadi Yevarkan is working with Ethiopian Airlines on rescue efforts as the Foreign Ministry issues urgent advisories.

Israel's Foreign Ministry issued a travel warning for the Tigray region in northern Ethiopia amid escalating security clashes, urging citizens to avoid non-essential trips.

Global Zoom reviews key world events: escalating civil conflict in Ethiopia, a contentious photo of Venezuela's acting president with Donald Trump, a major London IPO by an African payments firm, and a 6-year-old girl breaking a Rubik's Cube world record.

Tigray forces in northern Ethiopia seized the main airport in Mekelle, raising fears of a renewed civil war as federal authorities and TPLF exchange blame over escalating drone strikes and military offensives.

Ethiopia announced plans to build three additional dams on the Blue Nile, declaring that the water flow to Egypt and Sudan "will be under its control." Egypt responded sharply, clarifying that it will not allow Ethiopia to create facts on the ground.