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Ethiopia, Eritrea forces detain hundreds in Tigray camps

Deutsche Welle 26 May 2021
The Ethiopian government has been accused of "ethnic cleansing" in its military offensive against rebels in Tigray. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has previously said Eritrean troops would leave the region ... .
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Ethiopia reports 282 new COVID-19 cases

China.dot.org 26 May 2021
Ethiopia, Africa's second-most populous nation, has so far reported the largest number of COVID-19 cases in the East Africa region ... Ethiopia is among the ...
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Ethiopia's Tigray conflict undermines AU's work, says Thabo Mbeki lecture speaker

News24 26 May 2021
While delivering the Thabo Mbeki lecture, Professor 'Funmi Olonisakin said the war in Ethiopia's Tigray region was evidence of the shortcomings of the African Union ... .
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Safaricom forms Vodafamily Ethiopia Holding

Telecom Paper 26 May 2021
Safaricom has formed Vodafamily Ethiopia Holding Company, a firm incorporated in the UK and ...
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Ethiopia’s Tigray region at ‘serious’ risk of famine, warns top UN official

France24 26 May 2021
A senior UN official has warned the Security Council that urgent measures are needed to avoid famine in the war-torn region of Tigray in Ethiopia, in a briefing seen by AFP ... .
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Ethiopia army chief asks Eritrea to withdraw troops from restive region

Ghana Web 26 May 2021
The head of Ethiopia’s army asked officials in neighboring Eritrea to withdraw all of their troops from Ethiopian territory, according to two people familiar with the matter ... The request by Ethiopia coincided with a U.S ... and the European Union have appealed on multiple occasions for Eritrean troops to leave Ethiopia ... Join our Newsletter. .
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Tigrayan peacekeepers seek Sudan asylum, fear Ethiopia return

The Jordan Times 26 May 2021
UM GARGOUR, SudanPeacekeepers formerly posted to Darfur and hailing from Ethiopia's conflict-hit Tigray region are requesting asylum in Sudan for fear of "torture" and "ethnic cleansing" back home, they have told AFP ...If I go back to Ethiopia they would kill me or torture me — that’s why I’ve asked for asylum in Sudan,” she added.
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Ethiopia’s Tigray at ‘serious risk’ of famine, warns UN official

Al Jazeera 26 May 2021
The United Nations’ top humanitarian official has warned that urgent measures are needed to avoid famine in Ethiopia’s embattled region of Tigray, in a Security Council briefing seen by the AFP news agency ... Ethiopia’s embassy in London said in a statement it “rejects, in the ...
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Ethiopia’s Tigray at serious risk of famine, warns UN official

Ghana Web 26 May 2021
The United Nations’ top humanitarian official has warned that urgent measures are needed to avoid famine in Ethiopia’s embattled region of Tigray, in a Security Council briefing seen by the AFP news agency ... Ethiopia’s embassy in London said in a statement it “rejects, in the ...
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U.S. Delivers Vehicles and Health Supplies to Tigray Regional Health Bureau

Reliefweb 26 May 2021
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ... These vehicles and medical supplies will provide life-saving care to children, women and families who would otherwise remain beyond reach due to the prolonged conflict,” said USAID Ethiopia Mission Director Sean Jones.
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Ethiopian region of Tigray at ‘serious risk’ of famine, warns top UN official

Mail Guardian South Africa 26 May 2021
A senior United Nations official has warned the Security Council that urgent measures are needed to avoid famine in the war-torn region of Tigray in Ethiopia, in a briefing seen by AFP ... He said the move came in response to TPLF attacks on federal army camps ... Civilians are being killed and injured,” he added ... © Agence France-Presse ...
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Ethiopia: Ethiopia Accuses US of 'Meddling' Following Visa Restrictions

All Africa 25 May 2021
Ethiopia has accused the United States of "meddling" in its internal affairs after the U.S. imposed visa restrictions on Ethiopian officials whom the U.S. accuses of fueling the ongoing conflict in the Tigray region ....
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Ethiopia's COVID-19 cases near 270,000

Sina 25 May 2021
ADDIS ABABA, May 25 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia registered 306 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 269,500 as of Monday evening, the country's health ministry said.
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UN demands inquiry into Ethiopia 'war crime' after Telegraph reveals horrific chemical burns

The Daily Telegraph 25 May 2021
The United Nation's humanitarian chief has called for a full investigation after The Telegraph reported that civilians had suffered horrific injuries consistent with the use of white phosphorus during fighting in northern Ethiopia ... .
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