Government in Ethiopia has accused rebels of being behind the attacks that destroyed several health facilities in the northern part of the country. According to the government, nearly two million people in Ethiopia’s Amhara and Afar regions have no access to healthcare after rebels loyal to the Tigray People’s Liberation …
Read More »HRW accuses Tigrayan, Eritrean forces of raping and killing refugees
An international rights organization has accused the Eritrean soldiers and Tigrayan militias of raping, detaining and killing Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray. Human Rights Watch’s report detailed attacks around two camps in Tigray, where local forces have battled the Ethiopian government and their Eritrean allies since November …
Read More »Ethiopia: Tigray rebels say 150 starved to death
Rebels in Ethiopia’s Tigray region say at least 150 people have died of hunger as the humanitarian crisis worsens in the region. The rebel group has accused the Ethiopian government of being the cause. The government has not reacted to the claim but had previously rejected accusations by the UN …
Read More »Ethiopia: rebels accuse government of blocking Tigray region
Ethiopia’s rebel fighters say a government blockade on the northern region of Tigray is to blame for the devastation that has left nearly a million people on the verge of starvation,the BBC reports. But the federal government has blamed the situation on them. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front, which is …
Read More »Ethiopia: five members of the same family killed in an attack
At least five members of a single family including a child are known to be killed by heavy artillery in Debretabor town in Ethiopia’s Amhara state, BBC News reports. “A father and a neighbour’s child who was there during the attack were injured,” Kelemework Mihrete said of the Thursday attack. …
Read More »Rebels in Ethiopia form alliance against government
Two rebels forces in Ethiopia, Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) and Tigray People’s Liberation Front have signed an alliance in order to fight the federal government. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has not made a statement on the pact but a spokesperson for the group confirmed the agreement to the …
Read More »Ethiopia: Tigray forces say they seek new military alliance
Forces from Ethiopia’s rebellious Tigray region said on Wednesday they were in talks to forge a military alliance with insurgents from Ethiopia’s most populous region, Oromiya, heaping pressure on the central government in Addis Ababa. The move could signal an escalation in the country’s nine-month-old war and comes a day …
Read More »Ethiopia: Tigray rebels deny role in deadly hospital attack
Rebels in Tigray have denied responsibility for an attack on a health centre in the Ethiopian region of Afar, that killed at least 12 people. The Afar regional administration blames Tigrayan forces for the incident, as fighting in Ethiopia’s nine-month conflict escalates in regions bordering Tigray. “The 12 people died …
Read More »Attack on Ethiopian health centre kills at least 12
At least 12 people have been killed in an attack on a health centre in the north-eastern Afar region of Ethiopia, where fighting between Tigrayan rebels and pro-government forces has recently spread. The Afar regional administration blames Tigrayan fighters for Friday’s attack, but the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) hasn’t …
Read More »Tigray crisis: $100 million needed to fight hunger
An urgent appeal for more than $ 100 million has been launched by the World Food Program to alleviate severe shortages in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray. The UN agency says three million people about half of Tigray’s population need food aid. Much of the region has remained cut off …
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