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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed addressed parliament on February 6, 2024, about the prospects of resolving a territorial dispute between the Amhara and Tigray regions in the north of the country. A post shared on Facebook with an excerpt from his speech claims Abiy told parliament that the land in question would never be returned to Tigray. However, this is false: although Abiy acknowledged the issue was a tricky one, he said the matter should be resolved peacefully and through a referendum.

The Amhara violence is Ethiopia’s most serious crisis since a 2022 peace agreement ended war in neighbouring Tigray.

Ethiopia's government security forces killed at least 45 civilians in a massacre in Amhara state

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At least 45 civilians were killed in door-to-door raids by Ethiopian troops last month, a rights body says.

At least 15 other people, including women, were killed during a door-to-door search by government forces in a different part of Amhara earlier in the month, the EHRC said

Donkeys provide vital support to women but their lives are often cut short.

<strong>Editorial:</strong> Never before have unmanned aerial vehicles been used so intensely in conflict, with even commercial devices enlisted in battle

Government security forces killed at least 60 civilians in an attack in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region last month, a state-run human rights body said.

The Johannesburg high court has dismissed an application by four Ethiopians two Somalis living illegally in South Africa who sought an interdict against the government from detaining, prosecuting and deporting them until their status has been finalised in terms of the Refugees Act.