Some 5.2 million people in the region require food assistance, of whom 400,000 are living in famine-like conditions, according to the UN

Western officials say Ethiopian president has amassed weapons for new round of war

Country facing major economic difficulties compounded by Covid-19, violence in Tigray

Simmering feud between PM Abiy Ahmed and Tigrayan leaders erupted into war last November

Elections marred by insecurity, opposition boycotts and a looming famine in Tigray

Abiy secures another term in office with his party winning 410 of 436 seats

Leader of restive Ethiopian region presents rebels’ side of conflict that plunged country into chaos

The fall of Mekelle signalled a turning point in a war that has plunged Ethiopia into chaos

Coveney highlights use of starvation, rape as weapons of war in seven month-old conflict

Diplomats and agencies say 350,000 people in Tigray region are suffering from famine

Vote marred by opposition boycott, war and reports of irregularities in some areas

Abiy Ahmed was a shining hope for country and continent – but his halo has been shattered

Berhanu Nega is the leading opposition candidate in country’s first ‘free and fair’ poll

‘Mass starvation is inevitable. This is a man-made disaster’

Minister says imperative Eritrean forces leave region in north Ethiopia

Accounts from Tigray say most perpetrators of rape are Ethiopian or Eritrean troops

November’s invasion of Tigray has morphed into protracted and gruesome conflict

Grinding civil war accompanied by atrocities including widespread sexual assault targeting women

Over 500 rape cases reported to clinics, as Ethiopia says Eritrean troops to withdraw

Bitter civil conflict marked by accounts of rights violations has caused alarm across the world

Credible reports paint a dire picture of killings, rapes and other atrocities against civilians

Report details killing of unarmed civilians by Eritrean troops in Axum last November

Former UN undersecretary-general condemns response to Tigray’s desperate people

Aid agencies concerned about a building humanitarian crisis in the Ethiopian region

Brutal conflict in Tigray has forced tens of thousands to flee into Sudan

Aid workers to access region where fighting has hit food supplies and displaced tens of thousands

Tigray forces say Eritrea was involved in fighting at invitation of Ethiopia’s government

Tigray People’s Liberation Front have been fighting Ethiopian troops for three weeks

PM says military to begin assault on regional capital after surrender ultimatum expires

Government deadline looms for forces to surrender in region of five million people

Country in crisis over government refusal to sanction regional election

PM Abiy gives Tigray forces 72 hours to lay down arms or face assault on city of Mekelle

Rural monasteries and churches have become accessible again following months under a state of emergency due to coronavirus

Government offensive against northern region enters dangerous phase

Officials warn number of refugees crossing border already exceeds projections

Fears that conflict could precipitate Yugoslavia-style break-up of Ethiopia along ethnic lines

As new fighting escalates in Ethiopia’s semi-autonomous Tigray region, the nightmare prospect of war is being revived

Some 4,000 refugees a day fleeing heavy fighting in Tigray region

Hundreds dead and 25,000 displaced in conflict that threatens to destabilise region

Tigray People’s Liberation Front chairman says airport were legitimate targets