Orthodox Church Ethiopian Orthodox Church head says genocide is taking place in Tigray Reuters, May 9th, 2021 NAIROBI, May 9 (Reuters) - The head of Ethiopia's Orthodox Church has said that atrocities amounting to genocide are being committed in Tigray, in his first comments on the conflict in the region that broke out in November and has killed thousands. Similar Articles: Ethiopian Orthodox Church Patriarch condemns Tigray 'genocide' (CNN, Al Jazeera, VOA)
Ethnic Cleansing SPECIAL REPORT-Ethiopia’s crackdown on ethnic Tigrayans snares thousands Reuters, May 7th, 2021 ADDIS ABABA, May 7 (Reuters) - Police arrested Tigrayan street trader Nigusu Mahari last year as he strolled along the traffic-clogged streets of Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa. He says he was speaking on the phone in the language of his homeland, a distant region in the north. Tiny ethnic group fears extinction as Tigray war enters 6th month Al Jazeera, May 4th, 2021 Ongoing conflict in Ethiopia has left the Irob faced with both an existential and humanitarian crisis, activists say.
Politics Ethiopia replaces head of interim gov’t in war-wracked Tigray Al Jazeera, May 6th, 2021 Mulu Nega, appointed in November as fighting raged in the region, is replaced by Abraham Belay, federal gov’t says. Eritrea’s Isaias meets Sudanese leaders amid Ethiopia tensions Al Jazeera, May 5th, 2021 Khartoum visit by Eritrean leader comes amid strained relations between government of Ethiopia, a close ally, and Sudan. Similar Articles: Eritrea’s president visits Sudan amid tensions over Ethiopia (The Washington Post) EU scraps plan to observe Ethiopia election Reuters, May 4th, 2021 NAIROBI, May 4 (Reuters) - The European Union has scrapped plans to send observers to a parliamentary election in Ethiopia next month, saying conditions had not been met on communication systems and the mission's independence.
Refugees Refugee doctor compiling a ‘dossier' on growing conflict in Tigray Cara Anna, May 4th, 2021, The Globe and Mail (AP) He is a surgeon and a father. Every morning, he wakes up under a plastic tarp and is reminded he's now a refugee, too. Think your life is harrowing? Gaze upon Eritrea John Doyle, May 4th, 2021, The Globe and Mail Tuesday is the fourth of May, which is special if you're a Star Wars fan. "May the fourth" sounds like "May the force be with you." People dress in Star Wars costumes and watch movies and natter about such thing all day. That's nice.
Children Fears of exploitation grow for children stranded in Ethiopia's Tigray conflict Reuters, May 4th, 2021 ADDIS ABABA, May 4 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Hundreds of children separated from their parents are at risk of abuse, exploitation and child labour after fleeing conflict in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, aid agencies said on Tuesday. Almost 5,000 children separated in Tigray conflict - aid group Reuters, May 4th, 2021 NAIROBI, May 4 (Reuters) - Conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region has separated nearly 5,000 children from their parents, Save the Children said on Tuesday. Similar Articles: Thousands of children separated from their parents in Tigray, humanitarian groups say (The Globe and Mail)
Conflict Six months of Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict: A timeline Al Jazeera, May 4th, 2021 A look at some of the most important events that have shaped the ongoing conflict in Ethiopia’s northernmost region. The alleged atrocities in Tigray risk tearing Ethiopia apart William Davison, May 9th, 2021, The Guardian When Ethiopia’s government under prime minister Abiy Ahmed launched a military offensive to dislodge the Tigray region’s dissident leadership, he promised a rapid surgical operation. Exposing the war in Tigray, Ethiopia (PODCAST) Al Jazeera, May 7th, 2021 Massacres, gang rapes, forced famine – the list of atrocities being reported in Tigray, Ethiopia is long and growing. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed declared the military intervention officially over in November, but the situation on the ground clearly does not reflect that. And there are concerns that the situation is starting to resemble a campaign of ethnic cleansing.
Famine & Aid
Hunger Stalks Ethiopia’s Tigray Region After Six Months of War
Bloomberg News, May 7th, 2021
Severe malnutrition among children and pregnant women is increasing in Ethiopia’s Tigray region after six months of conflict, the United Nations and humanitarian groups said.
Tigray crisis: Many people in rural areas are cut off from aid
MSF, May 4th, 2021
When a small Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) mobile team reached the Ethiopian village of Adiftaw for the first time in mid-March, they found the health post had been looted and partially destroyed. Medical files, broken equipment, and torn medicine packaging were strewn across the floors of every room. None of the beds had mattresses, and no medical staff were present.