Headlines- Sheik Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, the prime minister of Qatar, will visit Tehran on Thursday and meet with several Iranian officials to discuss ways to de-escalate tensions.
- According to a notice on a Treasury Department website, the US has imposed sanctions on the Palestine Action group and designated it as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist.
- A huge flash flood in Nepal ravaged villages, killing at least 160 people and leaving hundreds more missing for.
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- Wildfires that sweft through several Algerian provinces claimed the lives of twelve people..
Tag: Ethiopia’s Tigray region
Ethopia’s Rights Commission May Look into...
Locals in the disputed region are protesting a controversial resettlement and land distribution effort by Amhara authorities in Western Tigray that gives ethnic Amharas access to land
What Are the Obstacles to Peace...
The Tigray People’s Liberation Front rebel group and the Ethiopian government are gearing up for peace talks to put an end to the conflicts that started in November 2020. Although townspeople and militia men in the badly damaged town of Abala claim they are prepared for peace, observers claim it won’t be simple to achieveE
Access to medical services Problem For...
Hundreds of hospitals and health facilities were damaged by violence, according to local officials, medical experts, and people of Ethiopia’s Afar region, who also claim that they urgently need medical help. As global crises worsen, according to the World Health Organization, it is getting harder to meet the needs of the nation
295,000 People Returning to Their Homes...
Ethiopia’s civil war between Tigrayan forces, the federal government and regional forces has left some occupied towns ruined and millions displaced. The United Nations says about 295,000 people are now returning to the towns in a remote corner of Ethiopia’s northern Afar region. A handful of locals have already returned to their deserted towns to try and rebuild their lives
Expelled Journalists Say It’s Difficult For...
Beaten, harassed, and finally expelled. Tom Gardner, a correspondent for The Economist, discusses the difficulties in covering the war in Ethiopia with Salem Solomon of VOA
Landmines Further Worsen Ethiopian Herders’ Record...
Landmines from the 19-month Tigray conflict are making the record-breaking drought that herders are facing in Ethiopia’s Afar region’s northwest even deadlier. Despite the drought, people are reluctant to go fetch water because of the deaths of children and livestock caused by landmines
Ethiopia’s Afar Region’s Lone Referral Hospital...
In the northern Afar region of Ethiopia, where there is a record drought, infant mortality rates are soaring, according to the only referral hospital. Less than 10% of the clinics in the area are functioning as a result of Ethiopia’s war with Tigrayan forces, and hospitals are having trouble keeping up
Displaced Ethiopians Face Dilemma:Stay or Return...
The lack of food and shelter has caused internally displaced people in Ethiopia’s Afar region to leave their camps. The United Nations is requesting more foreign aid and has issued a warning that returning home would not be any better
During Tightly Controlled Visit, Ethiopia Denied...
Reports of ethnic cleansing and mass detention of Tigrayans have surfaced throughout Ethiopia’s civil war, particularly in the western Tigray region, where authorities have prevented rights groups and media from entering. VOA was granted rare but restricted access to the region, including several alleged detention and mass grave sites
War and Atrocities Spread Beyond Ethiopia’s...
In late 2020, a conflict between the Ethiopian Federal government and a local military erupted into a civil war, forcing two million people to evacuate their homes and putting hundreds of thousands in famine-like conditions