Tigrayan rebels seize Mekelle airport as Ethiopian Airlines halts flights and a seven-group alliance challenges Abiy Ahmed, fuelling fears of civil war again.

Seven opposition groups in Ethiopia have announced the formation of an alliance to remove the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, according to an announcement made on Sunday.

The Gondar Gospel belonged to the library of Emperor Tewodros but was seized in a battle decades ago.

Renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia has effectively shattered a peace pact that ended a devastating two-year war in 2022

By Dawit Endeshaw ADDIS ABABA, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Seven Ethiopian armed groups, including longstanding enemies who fought on opposite sides of a 2020-2022 civil war, said they have formed an alliance aimed at overthrowing Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government.

Regional forces in Tigray, northern Ethiopia, have taken control of the local airport, causing Ethiopian Airlines to cancel flights to the region.

LONDON — A 14-member UK delegation representing business, investment, healthcare, education, technology, tourism, medi

Sept 23 (Reuters) - Tigrayan forces seized the main airport in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region on Wednesday, three local sources said, and Ethiopian Airlines suspended flights to the region, in the latest escalation to raise fears of a new war.