Weeks into the bloody conflict waging across the Horn of Africa international aid groups have finally gained access to Ethiopia’s ravaged Tigray region. The United Nations said Wednesday that it has reached a deal with the country’s government, who have now has yielded doors to the hitherto ‘comm. blackout’ area with the humanitarian groups struggling […]
International pressure mounted Tuesday on Ethiopia’s warring parties to cease fighting and protect civilians in Tigray, where the army says it has encircled the capital ahead of a threatened bombardment. Forces loyal to Tigray’s ruling party have been battling Ethiopian soldiers in the northern region for nearly three weeks, resulting in gruesome civilian atrocities, and […]
Leaders of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region on Saturday claimed rocket attacks on two airports in a nearby region and threatened to strike neighbouring Eritrea, raising fears that the escalating conflict could spread. The attacks — and threats of more to come — fuelled concern that a conflict Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed vowed would be […]
