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ADDIS ABABA, (Reuters) – Ethiopia has released several former government officials from prison, a lawyer working with them said. The group of ethnic Tigrayans included former members of the government-appointed administration and a member of the ruling party. The state-appointed Ethiopian Human Rights Commission said on March 18 that at least eight officials had been...

By Humeyra Pamuk and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa David Satterfield told Reuters on Wednesday the top U.S. priority in the region is the delivery of humanitarian aid to Ethiopia’s conflict-ravaged Tigray region, where millions are dependent on it. “Our efforts are focused squarely on effecting the...

Abdi Hakin Shir & waHarun Maruf WASHINGTON — The president of Somaliland is wrapping up a U.S. visit without the formal recognition he had sought for the self-declared republic. But he nonetheless is viewing his trip as a success. “The most important thing to us which we discuss with people is recognition” as an independent sovereign...

Freelance video journalist Amir Aman Kiyaro, who is accredited to The Associated Press, poses for a photograph in Ethiopia on Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021. The Associated Press and press freedom advocates are calling for the immediate release of Kiyaro, who marked 100 days in detention without charge in March 2022. (AP Photo) NEW YORK (AP)...

GENEVA, (Reuters) – The U.N. human rights chief said on Monday the situation in northern Ethiopia had deteriorated since November and her office had received reports of wide-spread violations including rapes and lethal air strikes. Michelle Bachelet told the Geneva-based Human Rights Council her staff had recorded 304 deaths and injuries to 373 people in...