NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopian federal forces have retaken the airport in Mekelle, the capital of the northern Tigray region, according to people in the city who spoke to The Associated Press on ...

NAIROBI, Kenya — A former Tigray leader now advising Ethiopia’s prime minister on Sunday promised a “visible change” in the region after government-allied units retook Mekelle city following renewed ...

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Federal troops and allied fighters seen in control of the city after capturing main regional airport.

An official in Tigray’s new federal-backed administration urged rebel fighters to lay down their weapons Friday, hours after ...

Ethiopian federal forces have retaken the main airport in Tigray’s capital Mekelle, as TPLF fighters and leaders reportedly leave the city amid a government counter-offensive. (Image: AFP) Ethiopian ...

A community-based cross-sectional study in Mekelle City found that about a quarter of adults aged 40 and older had a ...

MEKELLE, Ethiopia — Ethiopia's federal police fanned out Friday across the regional capital of Tigray after anti-government forces pulled out, calling on residents over loudspeakers to help establish ...

Ethiopian Airlines resumed commercial flights between Addis Ababa and Mekelle on October 11, restoring air service to Ethiopia's conflict-hit Tigray region after a suspension since late September. The ...

A humanitarian source and a Mekelle resident, who asked not to be named, confirmed the city was controlled by government forces. The taking of Mekelle by pro-government forces is a major loss for the ...

Ethiopian federal forces have entered the capital of the northern Tigray region and seized its airport, witnesses said Saturday, reversing a takeover by rebels from the Tigray People's Liberation ...

Ethiopian government officials were not immediately reachable for comment but officials at Ayder Referral Hospital say the midnight strike near Mekelle general hospital caused casualties.