Tigray authorities warn of looming famine in Ethiopia’s war-scarred north

The authorities in Ethiopia’s war-scarred Tigray region warned Friday of a looming famine linked to drought and the lingering effects of the devastating two-year war in the north of the country. Issued on: 30/12/2023 – 11:46 2 min Getachew Reda, president of the interim regional authority in Tigray, said more than 91 percent of the …

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US to resume food aid deliveries to Ethiopia after pause due to theft

Washington will resume food aid for people across Ethiopia next month, after assistance was paused earlier this year, following implementation of comprehensive reforms, according to a US Agency for International Development (USAID) statement seen by Reuters on Tuesday. Issued on: 15/11/2023 – 05:35 1 min Ethiopia’s food crisis has deepened in recent years as a result of …

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Amnesty finds Eritrean troops ‘committed war crimes’ in Tigray after peace deal

Eritrean troops allied with Ethiopia’s government “committed war crimes and possible crimes against humanity” in Tigray, raping, enslaving and executing civilians for months after the signing of a peace agreement, Amnesty International said Tuesday. Issued on: 05/09/2023 – 00:33 2 min Dubbed the “North Korea” of Africa, Eritrea was sanctioned by the United States in …

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“They fired on us like rain”: Saudi border guards killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants, Human Rights Watch says

Saudi border guards fired “like rain” on Ethiopian migrants trying to cross into the Gulf kingdom from Yemen, killing hundreds since last year, Human Rights Watch said in a report Monday. The allegations, described as “unfounded” by a Saudi government source, point to a significant escalation of abuses along the perilous route from the Horn of …

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Saudi border guards killed hundreds of migrants, HRW report says

Between March 2022 and June 2023, Saudi border guards killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants attempting to cross the border from Yemen into the oil-rich kingdom, according to a new Human Rights Watch report released on Monday. The report comes as Saudi Arabia implements an anti-migrant policy at home and a campaign to boost its image …

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