L’Osservatorio monitors the web and other information sources daily to provide in-depth news on the impact of contemporary armed conflicts on civilians.
The interim administration was formed following the implementation of the Pretoria peace accord, signed by the Ethiopian government and the TPLF
According to the latest report by the Ethiopia Education Cluster, formed by the Ministry of Education, Save The Children and UNICEF, more than 3.5 million children in Ethiopia do not attend school.
New settlement opens for latest Somali refugees in Ethiopia.
8 february 2023
During his visit in Ethiopia, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Fillippo Grandi, reaffirmed humanitarian commitment for refugees and internally displaced persons.
9 December
Greater humanitarian support is directed to the Ethiopia region by the international community
2 November 2022
The parties to the conflict in the northern region of Tigray in Ethiopia have agreed on a "definitive cessation of hostilities" just over a week after the start of formal peace talks in South Africa.
25 October
More than an estimated 25 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance in Ethiopia, with more than 4.2 million people displaced across the country.
October 17, 2022
“The conflict in the Tigray region must end and now” declares António Guterres
21 September 2022
As the two year long civil war in Tigray, Ethiopia continues, the rate in which children are vaccinated against deadly diseases has plummeted.
Last June 2022, an armed group set fire to five villages and killed hundreds of people. Serious investigations are required in the Oromia region.
25 March 2022
In the last months, civilians in Ethiopia have been the main target of continuous attacks and airstrikes in Tigray and Afar
4 March 2022
At least two million displaced people, thousands dead and hundreds of thousands at risk of food insecurity: the provisional toll of the Ethiopia civil war
31 January 2022
Drone strikes intensify in Tigray causing aid organizations to delay their operations amid growing concern over the deepening humanitarian crisis
11 January 2022
Civilian casualties and suffering continue in Africa’s second-most populous nation
10 December 2021
Tigrayan forces have been raising violence in the Amhara region in recent months
2 December 2021
The Tigrayan conflict in northern Ethiopia exposes the inadequacy of the international community’s current approach to preventing mass atrocities
30 November 2021
The Ethiopian government has launched a task force to address human rights violations during the Tigray War which began in November 2020
24 November 2021
Ethiopia’s civil war worsens, and civilians pay the price
15 November 2021
United Nations' flight delivering humanitarian aid to Mek’ele, in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, forced to turn back due to air raids
8 November 2021
The on-going conflict in the Ethiopian Tigray region is likely to endanger the livelihood of millions of Ethiopians and could impact on the stability of the entire Horn of Africa
3 November 2021
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights demands an immediate stop of the fighting and calls for enhanced actions for the protection of civilians and their rights
28 October 2021
A military jet from the Ethiopian government bombed a factory in Mekelle, capital city of the Tigray region, killing 10 people
5 November 2021
The Security Council expressed “deep concern” about the expansion and intensification of military clashes in northern Ethiopia
2 November 2021
As the conflict in Ethiopia intensifies, causing a humanitarian crisis, the UN calls for an immediate cease-fire
23 October 2021
An estimated 5.2 million people remain in need of assistance across the Ethiopian regions of Tigray, Amhara and Afar
18 October 2021
Three people have died after air raids hit Tigray’s capital, Mekelle, following months of peace
13 October 2021
Rebels and humanitarian sources both report renewed violence between TPLF and the Ethiopian Government in Afar Region
1 October 2021
The Ethiopian authorities expelled seven UN members staff, putting the aid operations in the country at risk
13 September 2021
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights gives update on situation in Tigray and denounces alleged gross human rights violations
08 September 2021
120 civilians killed in Chenna, as Tigray’s conflict spills over the neighbouring Amhara region
27 July 2021
Thousands of Eritrean refugees caught up in Tigray, as the conflict in Ethiopia does not come to an end
09 July 2021
The UN Secretary-General welcomed Ethiopian prime minister’s willingness to encourage access to humanitarian aid in Tigray
03 July 2021
In Ethiopia’s conflict-hit Tigray, more than 400,000 people are suffering from famine and another 1.8 million are on the brink.
16 June 2021
While Eritrean troops are scheduled to leave Tigray soon, in the meantime they are subjecting the local population to starvation and violence
17 May 2021
WHO chief describes the situation in Tigray, Ethiopia, as horrific, citing people dying of hunger, destroyed health services and rampant sexual violence.
04 May 2021
With continuous violence and the emergence of evidence of committed atrocities, it is useful to recap the origin and the evolution of the conflict in Tigray.
23 April 2021
IOM estimates over 1 million people displaced across Ethiopia’s Tigray region and neighboring Afar and Amhara.
20 April 2021
The United Nations Children’s Fund denounces serious violations against children’s rights as the fight continues in Tigray.
22 Aprile 2021
The United Nations Security Council released a press statement on the ongoing situation in Ethiopia.
14 April 2021
Eritrean soldiers have opened fire on civilians in Ethiopia’s Tigray region killing nine people and injuring at least 19 others.
26 March 2021
Thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) have fled refugee camps in northern Ethiopia, destroyed by continued attacks in the region.
22 March 2021
Attacks on civilians continue in the Tigray region, including rape and other forms of sexual violence.
15 March 2021
Nearly 70% of health facilities looted, and over 30% damaged; barely 1 in 10 left functioning
10 March 2021
Humanitarian aid finds it difficult to reach people in need in Tigray.
12 February 2020
Internal conflict in Ethiopia has forced large parts of the population to flee, causing over 200 thousand people to become internally displaced.
03 February 2021
UN High Commissioner for Refugees described the situation as ‘extremely grave’
01 february 2021
The Ethiopian Prime Minister struggles to end the conflict in the region of Tigray that is rendering Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia vulnerable.
07 February 2021
According to the United Nations (UN), the living conditions of civilians in Tigray have become increasingly worrying.
19 January 2021
Aid groups call for access to the Tigray region as the federal government declares military victory over the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF).
27 January 2021
The ongoing conflict in Tigray is causing concern about the health conditions of children particularly affected by malnutrition in the area
22 January 2021
The United Nations (UN) have received alarming reports on sexual violence against women victims of clashes in Tigray.
13 January 2021
Over 80 civilians, ranging from age of two to 45, were killed in an area of west Ethiopia, where violence is on the rise.
06 January 2021
Thousands of people continue to flee to Sudan due to the ongoing conflict in the Tigray region
16 December 2020
The Ethiopian national government is enabling an ethnic persecution of the Tigray-speaking population.