By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on RFI
Fighting is continuing in northern Ethiopia, eight days after a major offensive by an alliance of armed opposition groups, with many civilian casualties. Addis Ababa accuses Eritrea, Sudan and Egypt of supporting the Tigray rebels, according to the source text provided.
At least 25 civilians, including women and children, were killed in drone strikes in Ethiopia’s Amhara and Tigray regions, according to witnesses and a medical source cited by AFP. The attacks, probably attributed to Ethiopian forces by ACLED, come amid clashes with rebel groups.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Source: Toumaï Web Médias ·
Ethiopia has ordered six members of the Sudanese consulate in Assosa to leave its territory within 48 hours, a senior Ethiopian official cited by Sowetan said. The move comes amid mutual accusations: Khartoum accuses Addis Ababa of supporting the Rapid Support Forces, while Ethiopia accuses Sudan of supporting Tigrayan rebels.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Source: Sowetan ·
The TPLF claims to have killed 500 Ethiopian soldiers and wounded 800 others in fighting near Aksum, in Tigray. The toll, which has not been independently verified, follows weeks of clashes raising fears of a new major war in northern Ethiopia, according to Africanews.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Source: Africanews ·
African political parties adopted the Addis Ababa Declaration, which calls for stronger public institutions, industrialisation and economic integration across the continent. The text adopted on 7 November also sets long-term national priorities for parties with measurable objectives and an accountability requirement, according to the summit.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Source: Fanamc ·
Drought destroys 252,500 hectares of crops in TigrayMore than 252,500 hectares of crops are reported to have been burned or destroyed by drought in Tigray in 2026, according to Ethiopian regional authorities. Rainfall from June to August was less than 60% of the seasonal average in the east of the region, RFI reports.
Sanbaloolshe and Afrax discuss Hiiraan crisis in BeledweyneA meeting is being held in Beledweyne, central Somalia, between Sanbaloolshe and Afrax in an attempt to ease tensions in the Hiiraan region. The regional capital has for several weeks been the scene of a standoff between federal authorities and local Macawiisley militias.The week in Africa
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