Tigray
Diplomats: UN fails to approve call to end Tigray violence
World
March 6, 2021
Diplomats: UN fails to approve call to end Tigray violence
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — An attempt to get UN Security Council approval for a statement calling for an end to…
Amnesty report describes Axum massacre in Ethiopia’s Tigray
World
February 26, 2021
Amnesty report describes Axum massacre in Ethiopia’s Tigray
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Soldiers from Eritrea systematically killed “many hundreds” of people, the large majority men, in a massacre…
Ethiopia confirms rapes ‘without a doubt’ in Tigray conflict
World
February 13, 2021
Ethiopia confirms rapes ‘without a doubt’ in Tigray conflict
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Rape has occurred “conclusively and without a doubt” in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region, the country’s minister…
UN: Situation in Ethiopia’s Tigray now ‘extremely alarming’
World
February 5, 2021
UN: Situation in Ethiopia’s Tigray now ‘extremely alarming’
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Life for civilians in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region has become “extremely alarming” as hunger grows and…
Fugitive Tigray leader reportedly speaks out after months
World
January 31, 2021
Fugitive Tigray leader reportedly speaks out after months
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The fugitive leader of Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region has reportedly made his first public comments in…
Ethiopia says Tigray back to ‘normalcy;’ witnesses disagree.
World
January 30, 2021
Ethiopia says Tigray back to ‘normalcy;’ witnesses disagree.
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s government has privately told Biden administration staffers its embattled Tigray region has “returned to normalcy,”…
US says Eritrean forces should leave Tigray immediately
World
January 27, 2021
US says Eritrean forces should leave Tigray immediately
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United States said all soldiers from Eritrea should leave Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region “immediately.” A…
Witnesses: Eritrean soldiers loot, kill in Ethiopia’s Tigray
World
January 25, 2021
Witnesses: Eritrean soldiers loot, kill in Ethiopia’s Tigray
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Eritrean soldiers’ pockets clinked with stolen jewelry. Warily, Zenebu watched them try on dresses and…
‘Extreme urgent need’: Starvation haunts Ethiopia’s Tigray
World
January 17, 2021
‘Extreme urgent need’: Starvation haunts Ethiopia’s Tigray
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — From “emaciated” refugees to crops burned on the brink of harvest, starvation threatens the survivors of…
Report: Hospitals in Ethiopia’s Tigray struck by artillery
World
January 10, 2021
Report: Hospitals in Ethiopia’s Tigray struck by artillery
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Many of the hospitals in Ethiopia’s conflict-hit Tigray region, outside its capital, have been struck by…