Serious allegations of sexual violence are being reported in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, including a high number of alleged rapes in the city of Mekelle, Pramila Patten, the UN envoy on sexual violence in conflict, says. Government forces seized control of Mekelle, the regional capital, on 28 November after several …
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Ethiopia said Wednesday its forces had killed three prominent members of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), whose leaders are the target of military operations in the country’s northern Tigray region. The dead included Seyoum Mesfin, who served as Ethiopia’s foreign minister for nearly two decades, along with former federal …
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