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The World Food Programme has distributed food to internally displaced people affected by the conflict

UN report highlights 'extreme brutality' in Tigray war

The UN rights chief has slammed the "extreme brutality" of the year-long war in Ethiopia's Tigray region, voicing alarm that a recent state of emergency would inflame the situation.

World • 03 Nov 21

People gather to mourn the victims of a massacre allegedly perpetrated by Eritrean soldiers in the village of Dengolat

UN alleges war crimes in Ethiopia's Tigray

UN leaders have alleged possible crimes against humanity in Ethiopia's Tigray region including by Eritrean troops as they urged a pullout by the neighboring country, which denies involvement.

World • 04 Mar 21

Ethiopian refugees from Tigray region wait in line to receive aid at the Um Rakuba refugee camp

Eritrean troops killed 'hundreds' in Ethiopia - Amnesty

Eritrean soldiers fighting across the border in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region killed hundreds of people in a massacre last year in a likely crime against humanity, according to Amnesty International.

World • 26 Feb 21

Ethiopian refugees, who fled intense fighting in their homeland, gather in the Um Raquba camp in Sudan

African leaders press Ethiopia for Tigray peace talks

African leaders tried today to kickstart talks in Ethiopia's escalating internal conflict, two days after rocket strikes on Eritrea's capital highlighted the risk that the fighting could spread.

World • 16 Nov 20

Training for militia men, who fight alongside federal and regional forces in Tigray

Amnesty says scores of civilians massacred in Ethiopia

Scores and possibly hundreds of labourers have been killed in Ethiopia's Tigray region, human rights group Amnesty International said, as federal troops claimed major advances in their offensive against local forces.

World • 12 Nov 20

At 43, Abiy Ahmed is the youngest head of government in Africa

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed wins Nobel Peace Prize

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has won the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize for his peacemaking efforts with Eritrea.

World • 11 Oct 19

In mid-2014, the UN refugee agency counted nearly 360,000 refugees worldwide from Eritrea

UN report highlights widespread abuse in Eritrea

Eritrea's government is responsible for systematic and widespread human rights abuses on an almost unprecedented scale, driving some 5,000 Eritreans to flee every month, a UN investigation has said.

News • 08 Jun 15

The UNHCR said around 500 passengers, all Eritreans, had boarded the boat in Libya

Over 100 people drown as boat sinks off Sicily

More than 100 people drowned and at least 200 were missing after a boat packed with African migrants caught fire and sank off the southern Italian island of Lampedusa.

News • 03 Oct 13

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