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Tigray

October 6, 2023

Unexploded weapons haunt communities in northern Ethiopia: ICRC

The ICRC said it had increased efforts to assist victims of explosive remnants of war and to keep people safe from the deadly legacy of the conflict in Ethiopia.

September 5, 2023

Eritrean forces executed dozens of civilians, raped, sexually enslaved women in Tigray: Amnesty

According to the United Nations, several hundred thousand people have died during the conflict since November 2020.

Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki and Eritrean forces
May 4, 2023

WFP suspends food aid to Tigray over theft, diversion

He said he had set up a task force to investigate, calling the reported theft a crime against children, the elderly and the disabled.

Ethiopian refugees from Tigray
March 22, 2023

Ethiopia removes Tigray party from terror list

The Ethiopian government and the TPLF signed a peace agreement in South Africa in November 2022, ending the two-year civil war.

Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF)
October 28, 2022

Northern Ethiopia facing devastating spike in preventable diseases: WHO

In Tigray in particular, 5.2 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance.

October 19, 2022

Ethiopia: UN condemns impact of airstrikes on Tigray civilians

“We have received numerous reports of civilian casualties and destruction of civilian objects due to airstrikes and artillery strikes in Tigray.”

Airstrike used to illustrate the story [Photo Credit: Politics and War]
October 18, 2022

Tigray: UN urges Eritrean forces to withdraw from Ethiopia

UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres has called for an end to hostilities in Tigray, including the immediate withdrawal and disengagement of Eritrean forces from Ethiopia.

August 25, 2022

Drought, hunger leave Ethiopia in dire situation, UN says

“Ethiopians, Tigrayans, Amharas, Oromos, Afars have already suffered too much,” Mr Guterres lamented.

May 17, 2022

Ethiopia, World Bank agree on $300 million reconstruction grant

The government said “the resource will be used to finance the activities designed to support basic services.”

World bank
May 6, 2022

Twenty-seven trucks with humanitarian aids arrive Tigray: UN

The 27 trucks delivered nearly 1,000 metric tonnes of food and other essential items to the city of Mekelle.

Trucks delivering aids in Tigray (Credit: Bekele Woyecha Twitter)