3 January – Sudan, Egypt, and Ethiopia agree to hold further talks this month to resolve their dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile.[1] 5 January – The government promises to repair the centuries-old Al Nejashi Mosque and the Orthodox Christian of Saint Emmanuel in Wukro that were damaged in December 2020 during the Tigray conflict in the Tigray conflict.[2] 6 January Major General Belay Seyoum admits that troops from the Eritrean Army entered Tigray Region in December 2020.[3] An Italian company apologizes for naming a type of pasta "Abissine," reminiscent of the colonial-era fascist name for Ethiopia.[4] 9 January – at least 750 people are killed in an Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo church in Tigray.