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Fighting escalates in northern Ethiopia with new army offensive
Oct 13, 2021 11:50Fighting has escalated between Ethiopia's national army and rebels from Tigray, days after Addis Ababa launched a new major offensive in the restive northern region.
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Ethiopian army starts ground offensive against rebellious Tigray forces
Oct 12, 2021 08:20Ethiopia’s national army has launched a ground offensive on forces from the rebellious northern region of Tigray, just days after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was sworn in for a new five-year term as the leader of Africa’s second-most populous country.
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UN condemns Ethiopia’s expulsion of its staff, says 5.2 million need aid in Tigray
Oct 01, 2021 16:58The United Nations has denounced Ethiopia’s decision to expel seven UN officials from the country amid increasing international criticism over the dire humanitarian situation in the restive region of Tigray.
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UN aid chief calls for urgent action to stave off famine in Ethiopia’s Tigray
Sep 30, 2021 07:25The United Nations’ humanitarian chief, Martin Griffiths, has called for urgent action to stave off famine in Ethipia’s war-scarred Tigray region.
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Sudanese army says repulses border attack by Ethiopian forces
Sep 26, 2021 16:02Sudan’s army says it has warded off an attempted incursion by Ethiopian forces into its territory, amid border tensions between the two African countries.
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Sudan says summoned Ethiopia’s envoy after 29 bodies found in river
Sep 08, 2021 17:24Sudan’s Foreign Ministry says it summoned Ethiopia’s ambassador to Khartoum on August 30 after 29 bodies were found on the banks of a river flowing from Ethiopia.
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Over 7,000 schools damaged in Tigray war: Ethiopia minister
Sep 01, 2021 09:01Some 7,000 schools in Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region have been damaged in fighting in the East African country, and nearly 1.5 million students are unable to attend school, the Ethiopian education minister has said.
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Dozens of bodies found in river between Ethiopia’s Tigray, Sudan
Aug 03, 2021 19:32Over the past week, local authorities in Sudan’s Kassala Province have found around 50 bodies floating in the Tekeze River, which runs between Ethiopia’s Tigray region and Sudan, a Sudanese official says.
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100,000+ children in Ethiopia’s Tigray at risk of death from malnutrition: UNICEF
Jul 30, 2021 16:10The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has voiced concern about the dire humanitarian situation in Ethiopia’s conflict-ridden region of Tigray, saying more than 100,000 children could suffer from life-threatening severe acute malnutrition in the next 12 months, a 10-fold jump in average annual levels.
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UNHCR reiterates concerns about refugees in Ethiopia
Jul 29, 2021 08:40The United Nations Refugee Agency has voiced concern about the situation of refugees in Ethiopia, as an armed conflict worsens in the Horn of Africa country.