Ethiopia: Two million children in Tigray region cut off from humanitarian aid, UN says

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Ethiopia: Two million children in Tigray region cut off from humanitarian aid, UN says

Some 2.3 million minors are struggling to get basic humanitarian assistance like treatment for malnourishment, critical vaccines, emergency medicines, and water and sanitation supplies, UNICEF, the UN agency responsible for…

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Ethiopia aid delayed amid reports Tigray fighting continues

More than 45,000 people have fled Tigray and crossed into Sudan Continued fighting in many parts of Ethiopia’s Tigray region is hindering efforts to deliver aid, the UN says. Millions…

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Ethiopia says it’s captured Mekele, capital of its rebellious Tigray region

Ethiopian armed forces are “fully in control” of the city of Mekele after a Saturday offensive against the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), according to a statement by the country’s…

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Ethiopia profile – Timeline

A chronology of key events: 2nd century AD – Kingdom of Axum becomes a regional trading power. 4th century – Christianity becomes state religion. 1530-31 – Muslim leader Ahmad Gran…

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Ethiopia accused by Amnesty of illegal killings and mass arrests

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019 Ethiopian security forces used extrajudicial killings, mass arrests and torture in efforts to suppress an armed group, the Oromo…

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New report alleges killings, mass detentions in Ethiopia :: WRAL.com

By ELIAS MESERET, Associated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — A new report by the rights group Amnesty International accuses Ethiopia’s security forces of extrajudicial killings and mass detentions even as…

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Catherine Hamlin: Grief in Ethiopia as trailblazing Australian doctor dies

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Dr Catherine Hamlin with staff and cured fistula patients in Addis Ababa in 2008 No-one came to meet Catherine Hamlin the day she arrived…

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