The two leaders were also expected to discuss the escalating humanitarian crisis in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, where fighters have been accused of atrocities against civilians.
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Ethiopia Attacks Rebels in Tigray as Famine Threatens
Western officials confirmed Tigrayan reports of an assault on several fronts. Aid workers said it will intensify a dire humanitarian crisis.
Ethiopia Plans to Expel U.N. Officials Leading Aid Response in Tigray
The move came days after the U.N. aid chief accused Ethiopia of mounting an aid blockade that is pushing the region into famine.
Biden Threatens New Ethiopia Sanctions as Tigray War Widens
In an executive order, President Biden targeted all sides of the widening conflict in Africa’s second most populous country, demanding an end to fighting and safe passage for aid.
‘My Blood Is Boiling’: War Fever Surges in Ethiopia as Its Civil War Spreads
A government drive to enlist civilians in the war effort threatens to widen the conflict, forcing ethnic groups to take sides and potentially spilling into the broader region.
This Ethiopian Road Is a Lifeline for Millions. Now It’s Blocked.
Aid workers say the Ethiopian government has effectively cut off the lone route into the conflict-torn region of Tigray, leading to a risk of mass starvation.
How Local Guerrilla Fighters Routed Ethiopia’s Powerful Army
A scrappy force of local Tigrayan recruits scored a cascade of battlefield victories against the Ethiopian military, one of Africa’s strongest. Times journalists witnessed the decisive week in an eight-month civil war.
How Local Guerrilla Fighters Routed Ethiopia’s Powerful Army
A scrappy force of local Tigrayan recruits scored a cascade of battlefield victories against the Ethiopian military, one of Africa’s strongest. Times journalists witnessed the decisive week in an eight-month civil war.
‘I Didn’t Expect to Make It Back Alive’: An Interview With Tigray’s Leader
The leader of the restive Ethiopian region presented the rebels’ side of a conflict that plunged the country into chaos after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed began a military operation there in November.
Captured Ethiopian Soldiers Marched Through Tigray to Prison
The scale of the loss suffered by one of Africa’s most powerful armies was on vivid display on Friday as thousands of government troops were paraded through Mekelle, the regional capital of Tigray.