Accounts of atrocities keep coming in as the wounded flee to the regional capital, Mekelle, where Tigrayans say they are being winnowed for their leaders’ rebellion.
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U.S. Urges Ethiopia to End Hostilities in Tigray
For the second time in a week, the secretary of state pointed to reports of atrocities in the Ethiopian region.
Ethiopia’s War Leads to Ethnic Cleansing in Tigray Region, U.S. Report Says
An internal U.S. government report found that people in Tigray are being driven from their homes in a war begun by Ethiopia, an American ally — posing President Biden’s first major test in Africa.
In Sudan Border Town, Desperate Ethiopians Find ‘Second Mother Country’
Tens of thousands of Christian refugees, fleeing the violence in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, have been given a warm welcome by the residents of a sleepy Sudanese town: “We are brothers.”
On ‘Rooftop of Africa,’ Ethiopia’s Troops Hunt Fugitive Former Rulers
Politicians and military commanders who once led Ethiopia are being tracked down, caught and sometimes killed by their own country’s soldiers in the war in the Tigray region.
Dozens Die in Ethnic Massacre in Troubled Ethiopian Region
It was the latest of several bloody outbursts over the past year in the western region of Benishangul-Gumuz, along the border with Sudan, where ethnic tensions are running high.
Reuters Journalist is Released by Ethiopian Police
Cameraman Kumerra Gemechu was detained for 12 days; several other journalists remain in custody, raising concerns about press freedom as the country faces regional unrest.
Italy Mourns an Immigrant’s Life Cut Short
The killing of Agitu Ideo Gudeta, a successful business owner from Ethiopia who raised goats and made cheese, has resonated across the country. The police say a farmhand was responsible.
Arrest of Cameraman in Ethiopia Signals Wider Crackdown
The government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has stepped up the arrests of journalists since going to war in the country’s northern region of Tigray.
Refugees Come Under Fire as Old Foes Fight in Concert in Ethiopia
Forces from neighboring Eritrea have joined the war in northern Ethiopia, and have rampaged through refugee camps committing human rights violations, officials and witnesses say.