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Ethiopia: Federal Troops Massacred Tigray Captives in Cold Blood - Reports
allAfrica, 2 April 2021
International media stations have traced video footage of uniformed soldiers, allegedly Ethiopian federal troops, executing civilians in cold blood, as having been recorded near… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Tigray War - a Deadly, Dangerous Stalemate
Crisis Group, 2 April 2021
Both federal and resistance forces are digging in for a lengthy battle in Ethiopia's Tigray region. Conditions for civilians are dire, with famine a growing danger. Outside powers… Read more »
Video Footage Shows 'Executions' in Ethiopia's Tigray Region
Video footage purporting to show the massacre of captives dressed in civilian clothing in Tigray has been investigated by international media groups, which report that the evidence points to Ethiopian federal troops committing war crimes.
In another report in recent days, a New York Times correspondent writes that the war which began in the region last November has been accompanied by atrocities "including widespread sexual assault targeting women." And the Guardian in London reports that a network of sources in Tigray has provided a team at the University of Ghent in Belgium information enabling them to identify nearly 2,000 people killed in more than 150 massacres by soldiers, paramilitaries and insurgents.
On the international front, the foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, the U.S. and the European Union have called for "the end of violence" in Tigray and "a clear inclusive political process" leading to "credible elections and a wider national reconciliation process."
As reports of atrocities by fighters emerge in Tigray, women are struggling to feed their families. The World Food Programme provided urgently needed supplies to more than 28,000 more people on March 29.
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Ethiopia: World Powers Call for 'Inclusive' Process, Pull-out of Eritrean Troops to End Tigray War
Addis Standard, 2 April 2021
A statement from the Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the USA and the High Representative of the EU called for "the end of violence" in… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Nation's Reform - Achievements, Challenges & Opportunities
ENA, 2 April 2021
Three years back nobody thought that a massive reform program was in store for Ethiopia. A wave of public unrest in various parts of the country triggered by socio-economic… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Ambassador Urges International Community to Enhance Humanitarian Support in Tigray
ENA, 2 April 2021
Ethiopian Ambassador to Germany, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic, Mulu Solomon held a fruitful discussion with Director of the Department of Sub-Saharan Africa at the… Read more »
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Alleged serious abuses and rights violations in Ethiopia's Tigray region are to be investigated by the United Nations, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights says. ... Read more »
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A new report by the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission says Eritrean troops killed unarmed civilians in the historic town of Aksum in Tigray. The East African reports Read more »
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Professor Mariz Tadros, who researches the relationship between heritage and sustainable development, highlights reports that soldiers in Tigray have engaged in widespread looting, ... Read more »
