ADDIS ABABA: Nearly 200 young children have died of starvation in hospitals across Ethiopia’s Tigray region as malnutrition soars one year after a brutal conflict broke out, according to data collected by local doctors and researchers. The data from 14 hospitals offers a rare look at the scale of suffering in Tigray, which is grappling with … Read more
NAIROBI – Ethiopia’s military on Tuesday launched another air strike in war-torn Tigray, hitting what a government official called a rebel training facility just outside the regional capital Mekele. Tigray was pounded by near-daily aerial bombardments last week in a sign the military was stepping up its use of air power in the year-long war against … Read more
Authorities in Ethiopia say thousands of Ethiopians have fled to neighbouring Sudan to escape violent attacks in the northern Tigray region. Alsir Khaled, head of Sudan’s refugee agency in the eastern border town of Kassal, said several Ethiopian soldiers were among those crossing the border. “Refugees are pouring in, and the situation is changing by … Read more
