Tigray

Eritrean forces stop UN mission in Tigray, Ethiopia, aid workers tell CNN

CNN — Eritrean forces prevented a mission led by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) deputy head of Ethiopia from entering a village in Tigray on Thursday, aid workers on the ground told CNN. “On 25 May 2023, a mission led by UNOCHA deputy head of Ethiopia comprised from UNOCHA, UNDSS, …

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Egypt Independent May 26, 2023

Tigrayan forces accept immediate ceasefire and AU-led peace talks with Ethiopia govt

Forces in Ethiopia’s Tigray region said they are ready to observe an immediate ceasefire and accept an African Union-led peace process to end a conflict with federal forces that has stretched over nearly two years. “We are ready to abide by an immediate and mutually agreed cessation of hostilities in order to create a conducive …

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Egypt Independent September 18, 2022

WHO boss says ‘color of skin’ behind lack of help for Tigray

(CNN) – The World Health Organization’s director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has suggested that racism is behind a lack of international attention being paid to the plight of civilians in Ethiopia’s war-shattered Tigray region. Calling it the “worst humanitarian crisis in the world”, with 6 million people unable to access basic services, Tedros questioned in an …

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Egypt Independent August 21, 2022