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Ethiopia: UN Chief Makes 'Strongest Possible Appeal' for End to Hostilities
UN News, 1 February 2022
The United Nations' Secretary-General on Tuesday made the "strongest possible appeal" for all parties in Ethiopia to immediately end the fighting in Tigray and other areas, in the… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Severe Drought Threatens Lives and Livelihoods of Millions
VOA, 1 February 2022
The U.N. Children's Fund, UNICEF, warns three years of successive drought in Ethiopia's lowland regions of Afar, Oromia, The Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' and Somali… Read more »
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Eritrea: Eritrea Is Involved in Tigray to Boost Its Stature. Why the Strategy Could Backfire
The Conversation Africa, 30 January 2022
The Eritrean military has been involved in the war in Ethiopia's Tigray region since the conflict broke out in November 2020. Eritrea shares a 1,000 km border with Ethiopia,… Read more »
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Ethiopia: 'It's Like a Mafia State' - The Daunting Task of Reporting the Tigray Conflict
DW, 27 January 2022
Ethiopia's Tigray conflict erupted in November 2020 and later spread to neighboring regions. Yet, covering the war is a huge challenge, with press freedom severely constrained and… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Kenya, U.S. Govt Call for Speedy Resolution of Ethiopian Conflict
Capital FM, 24 January 2022
Kenya and the United States of America have agreed to continue engaging the conflicting parties in Ethiopia with the aim of seeing a speedy resolution to the conflict in the Horn… Read more »
UN Chief Asks for Immediate Cessation of Hostilities in Ethiopia
The United Nations' Secretary-General has made the "strongest possible appeal" for all parties in Ethiopia to immediately end the fighting in Tigray and other areas, in the spirit of the General Assembly's Olympic Truce which began just a few days ago.
Speaking to journalists in New York, António Guterres said that it would allow for effective humanitarian access and relief to all affected populations throughout Ethiopia.
As the UN chief prepares to leave for the Winter Olympics, he reiterated his appeal to all parties to follow the finest tradition of the Olympic spirit to save lives, overcome differences and find the path to real peace.
At the same time, a relentless drought in Ethiopia will leave more than 6.8 million people in need of urgent humanitarian assistance by mid-March, says UNICEF.
In the most severely impacted regions away from the fighting in the north, there is a significant lack of clean water and food security is deteriorating rapidly, reports UN News Service.
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An armed member of a local militia watches the hills for Tigrayan fighters (file photo).
