Fighting escalates between Ethiopia's national army and rebels from Tigray, days after Addis Ababa launched a new major offensive in the restive northern region.

The latest offensive comes days after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed vowed to stand strong despite mounting global criticism over the war in Tigray.

Ethiopia's prime minister has been sworn in for a new term.

The UN has denounced Ethiopia’s decision to expel seven of its top officials from the country, warning that 5.2 million people are in need of urgent assistance in the restive Tigray region.

The Sudanese military says it has managed to fend off a border attack by Ethiopian forces.

The bodies were found on the Sudanese side of the Setit River in late July into early August.

Footage from war-hit northern Ethiopia published by the UN World Food Programme (WFP) on Monday (September 6) reflected the severe humanitarian crisis there.

Sudan's state news agency reports about an investigation into illegal weapons arriving from Ethiopia amid tensions between the two countries.

Some 7,000 schools in Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region have been damaged in fighting in the East African country, and nearly 1.5 million students are unable to attend school, the Ethiopian education minister says.

Tigray rebels reject the African Union's appointment of former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo as a mediator in the Ethiopian conflict.