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Ethiopian Orthodox Church patriarch blasts Tigray ‘genocide
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church in his first public comments on the war in the country’s Tigray region is sharply criticizing Ethiopia’s actions, saying…
‘Clean out our insides’: Ethiopia detains Tigrayans amid war
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia has swept up thousands of ethnic Tigrayans into detention centers across the country on accusations that they are traitors, often holding them for months and…
Eritrean troops block, loot food aid in Tigray: documents
Eritrean soldiers are blocking and looting food aid in Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray region, according to government documents obtained by AFP, stoking fears of starvation deaths as fighting nears the six-month…
UN breaks silence on Ethiopia crisis, urges investigation into reported Tigray atrocities
(CNN)The United Nations Security Council has voiced “deep concern” over a humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region for the first time since conflict erupted there five months ago, calling…
Sexual violence being used as weapon of war in Ethiopia’s Tigray, U.N. says
Sexual violence is being used as a weapon of war in Ethiopia’s Tigray, the U.N. aid chief told the Security Council on Thursday, prompting the U.S. envoy to challenge the…
Eritrea admits presence in Ethiopia’s Tigray, tells U.N. withdrawing
Eritrea told the United Nations Security Council on Friday that it has agreed to start withdrawing its troops from Ethiopia’s Tigray region, acknowledging publicly for the first time the country’s…