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1 dead as soldiers fire on protest in Tigray capital: doctor

One person was shot dead Tuesday when soldiers opened fire on an anti-government protest in the capital of Ethiopia's conflict-hit northern Tigray region, a medical official said. The protest in the city of Mekele was timed to coincide with…
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Ethiopia gives UN green light to deploy 25 staff to Tigray

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. agencies received approval from Ethiopia’s government Monday to send 25 more staff members to embattled Tigray, a region where the United Nations says hunger is growing and much of the area has been inaccessible…
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IPIS Briefing January 2021 – Ethiopia-Tigray Conflict

Ethiopia-Tigray Conflict Ethiopia re-enters the abyss of war | 29 January 2021 | Ethiopia Insight The Ethiopian federal government’s “law enforcement operation” in Tigray aimed to capture the rebellious rulers in the northern regional…
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New Footage Emerges of Possible War Crimes in Ethiopia

The Washington Free Bacon | Two new videos have emerged showing what appear to be war crimes in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. A video released Monday by a watchdog site shows the bodies of at least 20 men strewn across the road of a Tigrayan…

Vår reporter i Etiopia: Slått ned og truet på livet

Bistandsaktuelts reporter i Etiopia ble mandag formiddag angrepet og slått ned i sitt eget hjem. Tre bevæpnede menn trengte seg inn i boligen Lucy Kassa leier i hovedstaden Addis Abeba. Angriperne tok med seg pc-en hennes og truet henne med…

Norsk professor trues på livet av etiopiere

Bergens Tidende | En av verdens ledende eksperter på Etiopia, professor Kjetil Tronvoll, hetses av etiopiske myndigheter og trues på livet av etiopiere i eksil. Tronvoll er professor i freds- og konfliktstudier ved Bjørknes Høyskole i Oslo…
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How South Africa Helped Expel Mussolini From Ethiopia

Warfar History Network | National Interest | Troops of the British Commonwealth, particularly those of South Africa, played a key role in driving the Italians from Somaliland and Ethiopia.  Here's What You Need to Know: For this greed, Mussolini…
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Security agents killed in central Somalia roadside bomb attack

Al Jazeera | Police say Abdirashid Abdunur, intelligence chief for Dhusamareeb town, was killed in the blast claimed by al-Shabab. A roadside bomb went off just outside the central Somalia town of Dhusamareeb on Sunday, killing 12 agents working…
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Somalia’s opposition cease recognising president as election row escalates

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - An alliance of Somali opposition parties proposed the creation of a national council of lawmakers, opposition leaders and civil society to govern the Horn of Africa nation after the president’s term expired on Monday…
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From Ethiopia’s Tigray region to Yemen, the dilemma of declaring a famine

BBC | Every day, more and more reports of starvation trickle out of the Tigray region of Ethiopia that has been hit by conflict. On Wednesday, Mark Lowcock, chief of humanitarian affairs at the United Nations, warned of a deteriorating humanitarian…