The Tigray Region[A] (or simply Tigray; officially the Tigray National Regional State) [B] is the northernmost regional state in Ethiopia. The Tigray Region is the homeland of the Tigrayan, Irob and Kunama people. Its capital and largest city is Mekelle.

The Tigray war[b] was an armed conflict that lasted from 3 November 2020 [a] to 3 November 2022. [44][45] It was a civil war [46] that was primarily fought in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia between forces allied to the Ethiopian federal government and Eritrea on one side, and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) on the other. [47][48]

Nov 3, 2021 · Ethiopia was struggling with significant economic, ethnic and political challenges long before a feud between Abiy and the region’s former ruling party, the Tigray People’s Liberation...

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is likely not displeased with the chaos within the TPLF, observers have said. After the end of the Tigray War in 2022, Abiy rejected Debretsion as president of ...

Jun 29, 2021 · A conflict between the government of Ethiopia and forces in its northern Tigray region has thrown the country into turmoil.

6 days ago · Insecurity in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region has noticeably increased in the last few days.. Many Tigrayans told DW they are afraid that recent political tensions within the once-dominant ...

Sep 18, 2023 · Tigray: intergenerational trauma. Turning to Tigray, Commissioner Radhika Coomaraswamy warned that rape and sexual violence against women and girls by Eritrean forces was “ongoing” in the region.

Mar 5, 2021 · Where is Tigray and what is going on there? Tigray is Ethiopia's northernmost region. Bordering Eritrea, it is home to most of the country's estimated 7 million ethnic Tigrayans. The ethnic...

Nov 11, 2022 · Here’s a look at the armed conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, between Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s federal Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) and forces of the previously dominant...

Nov 10, 2022 · On November 2, representatives of the Ethiopian federal government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) agreed to a cessation of hostilities after peace talks led by the African Union...