Amid raging unrest and reports of widespread arrests of ethnic Tigrayans in Ethiopia16 united nations staff and dependants have been detained in the capital. Here's a report.

16 united nations staff and dependants detained in Ethiopian capital

Reports say Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) rebels have reached near Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa. The fighters were reportedly spotted in Kemise town which is 325 km from Addis Ababa.

TPLF rebels enter town near Ethiopian capital: Report

Rebels who have been fighting Ethiopia's government have played down reports that they would cause a "bloodbath" if they advanced into Addis Ababa. This comes as thousands of people joined a pro-military rally in the region.

'Absolutely ridiculous': Rebels in Ethiopia play down reports of causing 'bloodbath'

The United States said that it has ordered the departure of its non-essential employees from Ethiopia, as the war intensifies. "The Department of State ordered the departure of non-emergency US government employees and their family members from Ethiopia", the State Department said as it issued a new travel advisory.

US orders departure of non-essential employees from Ethiopia as war intensifies

Situation in Ethiopia is heating up as state media said on Friday that Ethiopian army had called on former army personnel to rejoin in order to fight Tigrayan forces advancing towards country's capital Addis Ababa.

Ethiopian army calls on ex-servicemen to rejoin to fight opposing forces

Residents of Addis Ababa have been ordered to defend their neighborhoods, this comes amid fears that rebels were heading for the capital, the measure comes after several days of reported advances of the rebel group.

Ethiopia heads towards civil war, Tigray forces advance further south

The US and other nations called for a ceasefire in Ethiopia amid fighting between Tigrayan forces and government troops. The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) claimed it had reached near Addis Ababa as the government described it as an "existential war".

Ethiopian government forces, TPLF engage in heavy fighting amid ceasefire calls

As the political crisis intensifies in Ethiopia, the United States government has suspended an important trade deal with the country. The suspension comes amid escalating sexual violence by soldiers in Tigray. Who will be affected by this decision? WION tells you.

Ethiopia's textile industry to suffer if US suspends trade deal over Tigray war

The Ethiopian federal government declared a nationwide state of emergency Tuesday, as fighters from the northern region of Tigray threatened to march towards the Capital.

Ethiopia declares state of emergency as TLPF rebels gain ground

All sides fighting in the war in Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray committed violations that may amount to war crimes, according to a joint investigation by the United Nations and Ethiopia published on Wednesday.

Joint UN, Ethiopia rights team: all sides committed abuses in Tigray

Ethiopia’s government has declared a national state of emergency as rival Tigray forces threaten to move on the capital and the country’s year-long civil war escalates.

Ethiopia faces nationwide emergency as TLPF rebels make way toward capital

Tigrayan rebels on Sunday announced they have captured a strategic northern Ethiopian town, but the government has denied the claims.

Ethiopia-Tigray Conflict: Rebels claim capture of strategic locations in Ethiopian towns

Children suffering from severe malnourishment in Ethiopia's Tigray province are being treated in hospital as the world's worst hunger crisis in a decade devastates the region.

Malnourished children in hospital as hunger grips Tigray

Trucks full of captured Ethiopian government soldiers and allied militias rolled down the streets in Ethiopia's Tigray region in a show of force by local defence forces as the region's capital was hit by a fourth day of air strikes.

Captured Ethiopian government soldiers roll down the streets in Tigray

The Ethiopian government carried out a second air strike within hours on the Tigray region on Wednesday, injuring at least 14 people

Ethiopia conducts two air strikes on Tigray within hours, 14 injured

Fuel shortages have forced some aid groups to suspend food distribution in Ethiopia's war-hit Tigray region, where famine stalks hundreds of thousands of people, the UN said.

Fuel shortages block food aid in famine-threatened Tigray: UN

Ethiopia's military launched new air strikes on Tigray Wednesday, the second round of bombardments this week against rebel targets in the war-battered region. The raids mark a sharp escalation in the brutal year-long conflict pitting government forces and their allies against the Tigray People's Liberation Front, the region's once dominant ruling party.

Ethiopia launches new air strikes in Tigray

Ethiopian forces hit the Tigrayan capital of Mekele with airstrikes on Monday, humanitarian officials and diplomats told AFP, in a new phase of the nearly year-long war in the country's north.

Ethiopian forces conduct airstrikes on Tigray amid humanitarian crisis

Tensions have escalated in northern Ethiopia's Tigray region as Ethiopian troops and their allies wage war against the rebels.

Tensions escalate in northern Ethiopia's Tigray region

Ethiopia has expelled 7 UN officials for 'meddling' in its internal affairs. The expulsion could hamper Humanitarian assistance to the Tigray region, but it also dents UN's credibility & effectiveness in solving armed conflicts. Palki Sharma tells you how.

Gravitas: Ethiopia expels 7 United Nations officials

Germany is seeking support from other European Union members to ensure a second term for Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at the helm of the World Health Organisation, but African states have yet to show their cards, government sources and diplomats said on Wednesday.

Germany seeks backing for Tedros at WHO helm as Africa quiet: Diplomats

Bodies of rebel fighters dot the roads and fields leading to Chenna, a village in the mountains of northern Ethiopia that this month saw one of the most gruesome reported incidents in the country's 10-month-old war.

Ethiopian villagers flee amid stench of dead bodies

Rebellious forces from the Tigray region killed 120 civilians over two days in a village in Ethiopia`s Amhara region, local officials told Reuters on Wednesday. The killings in a village 10 kilometres from the town of Dabat took place on September 1 and 2, said Sewnet Wubalem, the local administrator in Dabat, and Chalachew Dagnew, spokesperson of the nearby city of Gondar.

Tigray forces killed 120 civilians in village in Amhara: Ethiopia officials

Ethiopia said on Saturday that more than 150 aid trucks had entered war-torn Tigray over the past two days, after the United Nations warned of a "looming catastrophe" in the northern region.

Ethiopia says more aid trucks enter war-hit Tigray

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