Ethiopia Archives

Christian groups say Eritrea still persecutes believers, despite recent prisoner release

Mar 13, 2021

Eritrea’s recent release of over 170 Christians since last summer doesn’t signal a turn towards religious freedom in the East African country, activists are warning.

By Crux Staff

Ethiopia now calls Axum massacre allegations ‘credible’

Mar 4, 2021

Ethiopia on Wednesday said it is investigating “credible allegations of atrocities and human rights abuses” in its embattled Tigray region, including in the city of Axum

By Cara Anna

Catholic agencies welcome access to Ethiopia’s Tigray region

Feb 25, 2021

Catholic relief agencies in Ethiopia welcomed a move by the government to allow more access in Tigray, the semi-autonomous region in the north, where a military operation displaced millions and left an unspecified number of people dead.

By Fredrick Nzwili, CNS

‘Horrible’: Witnesses recall massacre in Ethiopian holy city

Feb 19, 2021

Bodies with gunshot wounds lay in the streets for days in Ethiopia’s holiest city, Axum, where where local faithful believe the ancient Ark of the Covenant is housed.

By Cara Anna

Priest says thousands of refugees in Tigray deported to Eritrea

Feb 5, 2021

In the midst of the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, thousands of Eritrean refugees who fled oppression and authoritarianism have been deported back to their home country, said an Eritrean Catholic priest.

By Fredrick Nzwili, CNS

UK bishop calls on government to do more to stop Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict

Feb 4, 2021

An English bishop is calling on the UK government to offer more humanitarian assistance to those affected by the ongoing conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, as well as intensify its efforts at brokering a peace.

By Charles Collins

Ethiopian church delegation: Massive damage, looting in Adigrat Diocese

Jan 23, 2021

Massive damage and looting has occurred in Adigrat, a diocese in Ethiopia’s semi-autonomous region of Tigray, where the government launched a military offensive nearly two months ago, reported a delegation from the Ethiopian bishops’ conference.

By Fredrick Nzwili, CNS

‘Extreme urgent need’: Starvation haunts Ethiopia’s Tigray

Jan 17, 2021

From “emaciated” refugees to crops burned on the brink of harvest, starvation threatens the survivors of more than two months of fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region.

By Cara Anna