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Ethiopia: We Won't Wait On Western Approval Over Human Rights - Government Minister
DW, 18 December 2020
The war in Tigray "is over" and rebuilding has begun, the Ethiopian minister for democratization tells DW's Conflict Zone. But a humanitarian crisis is growing on the watch of the… Read more »
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Addis Standard, 17 December 2020
Fresh attacks mounted by armed men on December 15, left yet another round of unknown numbers of civilians killed in Dangur and Dibate Weredas of Metekel Zone, in Benishangul Gumuz… Read more »
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Ethiopia: UN Releases Emergency Funding for Civilians in Ethiopia's Tigray
UN News, 17 December 2020
The UN has released $36.6 million for civilians caught up in the conflict that has roiled Ethiopia's Tigray region since early last month, in order to secure water, sanitation and… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Millions of Children in Tigray Remain Out of Reach, Despite Access Agreement - Unicef
Unicef, 15 December 2020
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore Read more »
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Ethiopia: Tigray Crisis - Humanitarian Aid for Children Must Be a Priority, UNICEF Says
UN News, 15 December 2020
Providing aid to millions of children uprooted by the ongoing crisis in the Tigray region of Ethiopia must be a priority, the head of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on… Read more »
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East Africa: Reports of Forcible Return of Eritrean Refugees in Ethiopia Cause for Alarm
Refugees International, 16 December 2020
"Refugees International is concerned about reports that Ethiopian government forces and Eritrean soldiers have forced Eritrean refugees to return to Eritrea or other… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Fears Mount for Tigray's Civilians
DW, 15 December 2020
Accounts of civilian casualties have been emerging from Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray region. Humanitarian organizations are increasingly worried about living conditions for the… Read more »
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East Africa: IGAD to Hold a Summit Over Tigray Crisis
New Times, 14 December 2020
Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok disclosed that he has agreed with Ethiopian counterpart, Abiy Ahmed, to have an urgent meeting of the Intergovernmental Authority on… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Humanitarian Tit-for-Tat
Addis Fortune, 12 December 2020
The calls for an immediate cessation of active fighting have gradually become muted, as has the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), whose forces the federal government has… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Tigray Interim Admin CEO Says Mekelle Gets New Mayor, Urges Civil Servants to Resume Work
Addis Standard, 15 December 2020
Mulu Nega (PhD), CEO of Tigray regional state interim administration, told local media today that the interim administration has appointed a new mayor to the city of Mekelle, the… Read more »
Fears Mount for Civilians in Ethiopia's Tigray
Despite a UN-brokered deal to enter the Tigray region to help civilians and refugees after the recent conflict, most aid agencies are yet to get access to the area, writes Deutsche Welle.
A humanitarian crisis is unfolding on such a scale that organizations are afraid of what they will find once allowed in. Reports about civilian casualties are becoming more frequent, contradicting claims by both the TPLF and the government that no harm has been caused to civilians.
InFocus
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Prime Minister Abiy's struggle for full control of Ethiopia has come at a huge cost with considerable bloodshed - for which he blames the Tigray People's Liberation Front. He has ... Read more »
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Refugees fleeing to Sudan from the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region are sharing "harrowing accounts of being stopped by armed groups and robbed of their possessions", according ... Read more »
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The government in Addis Ababa has questioned the ability of the rebel administration to mount a guerrilla war, their claims of a lack of civilian casualties were contradicted by ... Read more »
Ethiopian refugees fleeing clashes in the country's northern Tigray region cross the border into Hamdayet, Sudan.
