Why Ethiopia wants to expel UN officials sounding the alarm on famine

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Why Ethiopia wants to expel UN officials sounding the alarm on famine

The Ethiopian government moved to expel seven United Nations officials from the country on Thursday, in a dramatic move that threatens to exacerbate the region’s ongoing humanitarian crisis. A civil…

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Biden sending envoy to Ethiopia as war escalates

President Biden is dispatching his special envoy for the Horn of Africa to Ethiopia as a war in the rebellious Tigray region escalates, creating a humanitarian crisis that has already…

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Ethiopia: UN running out of food in Tigray region as 400,000 people face famine

The agency confirmed that no food trucks have been allowed into the region for two weeks. They told CNN in a statement that 100 trucks need to arrive every day…

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Ethiopia is facing a human-made famine

Ethiopia’s Tigray region is facing a deepening hunger emergency, with about 350,000 people threatened by famine. It is the most severe starvation crisis in the world right now, and it…

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Ethiopia: UN confirms military blocking aid in Tigray following CNN investigation

A CNN team traveling through Tigray’s central zone witnessed Eritrean soldiers, some disguising themselves in old Ethiopian military uniforms, blocking aid to starving populations more than a month after Ethiopia’s…

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The Weeknd donates $1 million to relief efforts in Ethiopia

The Weeknd is donating US$1 million (approx. 1.3 million) to relief efforts in Ethiopia amid the ongoing conflict between the government in Addis Ababa and the Tigray region. The conflict…

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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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