Sudan

A new armed alliance of Tigrayan, Amhara, Oromo and other regional forces announced on September 20 aims to remove Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and set up an inclusive transition, drawing on support from Eritrea and Sudan. Three days later, TPLF forces allied with the Afar National Unity Revolutionary Front advanced into several districts in Zone 2 with little resistance. The alliance follows a long pattern of violent struggle in Ethiopia, where those excluded from power take up arms.

A photo gallery captures scenes from around the world on September 25, 2026. The day's other stories include a Trump-Xi summit with few concrete breakthroughs, a Russian drone attack on Kyiv that killed a teenage boy and wounded 20 residents, an amputee football tournament in the DRC, and South Sudan's president opening political dialogue ahead of December elections.

Ethiopian Prime Minister's Advisor on East African Affairs Getachew Reda met with International Crisis Group President and CEO Comfort Ero on the sidelines of the 81st UN General Assembly in New York. They discussed national and regional peace and security issues, focusing on Ethiopia's role in promoting regional stability and its contribution to peace efforts in Sudan.

Ethiopian President Taye Atske-Selassie told the 81st UN General Assembly that multilateralism must be renewed and the global order reformed to reflect today's realities, with Africa granted an equal voice, including meaningful representation on the UN Security Council. He highlighted Ethiopia's hosting of COP32 in 2027, its Green Legacy tree-planting drive, climate-resilient wheat production, clean-energy and AI ambitions, and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam as a pan-African clean-energy project. He also stressed regional cooperation in the Horn of Africa, concern over external interference, and that peace in Sudan must be Sudanese-led and Sudanese-owned.