Tag: Ethiopia Political Crisis

  • How Blockade Is Escalating Death Rates In Ethiopia’s Tigray Region

    How Blockade Is Escalating Death Rates In Ethiopia’s Tigray Region

    A recent report by the World Food Programme (WFP) has shared that nearly 40% of people in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region are suffering “an extreme lack of food” following 15 months of fighting between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and the Ethiopian government. According to the UN agency, the region which is home to about…

  • 56 People Killed in Ethiopia’s Latest Airstrike

    56 People Killed in Ethiopia’s Latest Airstrike

    The ongoing conflict between Ethiopia and Tigray has claimed at least 56 internally Displaced Persons after Ethiopian military officers air raided a camp in the Dedebit area of Tigray. In a tweet on Saturday, Getachew Reda, a spokesman for the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) said “another callous drone attack” by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s…

  • Armed Group Takes Control Of Western Ethiopia

    Armed Group Takes Control Of Western Ethiopia

    An armed group has laid siege to Sedal Woreda, a country in Western Ethiopia, reportedly killing civilians and abducting public servants. According to Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC), the country which is home to about 25,000 people was “under near-full control of an armed group as of April 19”. “Residents who have fled the area…