Jamal Osman , Africa Correspondent
Jamal Osman is Africa Correspondent for Channel 4 News.
Jamal Osman is a multi-award winning journalist and filmmaker specialising sub-Saharan Africa. He has been working with ITN/Channel 4 News since 2008. Jamal has scooped interviews with Somali pirates, the al-Qaeda-linked Islamist group, Al-Shabab, exposed the illegal trade in UN food aid and told the struggles of Somali athletes training for the Olympics.
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Military push back against rebels in Ethiopia civil war
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says his soldiers are pushing back rebel forces in a drive to reclaim territory captured by Trigrayan troops.
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Ethiopia’s border fight: The war against al-Shabaab
While Ethiopia’s conflict rages in the north of the country, another enemy is looking to exploit the situation in the east.
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UN demands answers from Ethiopia over aid blockade as conflict fuels ethnic divisions
The United Nations is demanding answers from the government of Ethiopia over the detention of 70 of their truck drivers contracted to deliver aid, describing the move as “a de facto humanitarian blockade”.
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US orders government officials to leave Ethiopia amid conflict in Tigray
Tigrayan rebel forces and their allies are marching towards the capital, Addis Ababa – where thousands of people have taken to the streets vowing to defend it.
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International calls for ceasefire in Ethiopia as rebels advance on Addis Ababa
There have been international calls for an immediate ceasefire in Ethiopia, as rebels from the Tigray region continue their advance to the capital Addis Ababa.
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Ethiopia: War crimes likely to have been committed by all sides, says UN report
A UN-led report into the year-long, bloody conflict in northern Ethiopia has found evidence that war crimes and crimes against humanity are likely to have been committed by all sides.
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Ethiopia declares nationwide state of emergency over rebel advance
Ethiopia’s government has declared a nationwide state of emergency as rebel forces from the Tigray and Oromo Liberation Front advance towards the capital.
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Civilians joining Ethiopia’s military to fight Tigray’s rebels amid new offensive
The Amhara region has become the frontline, and civilians are joining the militias to fight the Tigray rebel forces alongside the government.
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Ethiopia: Government forces launch air strikes in Tigray region
Ethiopia has again launched airstrikes against the capital of the northern Tigray region.
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Tigray: Ethiopian army ‘launches ground offensive’
The Ethiopian army has launched a ground offensive against the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front, according to their spokesman.
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Blind Ethiopian teen defies odds as she strives to compete in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
Yayesh, an 18-year-old blind athlete, is defying the odds – and is determined to make it to the Paralympic Games in Tokyo this summer.
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Anti-government troops take control of Tigray’s capital Mekelle
In Ethiopia, anti-government fighters have taken control of Mekelle, the capital city of the northern province of Tigray, after the apparent withdrawal of troops loyal to the country’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
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Ethiopia Blue Nile dam has neighbouring countries fearing for their water supplies
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam looks set to revolutionise life in the country, providing reliable power to a population long plagued by blackouts.
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Ethiopia military admits carrying out deadly Tigray airstrike as country faces growing risk of famine
Ethiopia’s military has admitted it carried out yesterday’s airstrike on a busy marketplace in the northern Tigray region – which locals say killed dozens of civilians.
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Dozens reported killed in airstrike on market in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
Aid workers in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray province say dozens of people have been killed after an airstrike hit a busy market.
