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. Nearly 5,000 children have lost contact with their parents or been orphaned since fighting erupted in November, with many living in informal camps where they have … Read more
Eritrea, one of the world’s most repressive and secretive states, has played a major role in a military operation that Ethiopia launched last year against the dissident leaders of its northern Tigray region. Soldiers from Eritrea, which borders Tigray, have been accused by residents and rights groups of massacres in several locations that figure among … Read more
ADDIS ABABA: Two airports in Ethiopia‘s Amhara state near the northern state of Tigray where federal troops are fighting local forces were targeted by rocket fire late on Friday, the government said. One of the rockets hit the airport in Gondar and partially damaged it late on Friday, said Awoke Worku, spokesperson for Gondar central … Read more