EEPA Situation Report – Horn of Africa – No. 258, 31 August 2022
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Tag: Mekelle
Food and fuel running out in capital of Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region
“Five UNICEF trucks with water, sanitation, hygiene, health and nutrition supplies are waiting to enter Tigray pending approval from federal…
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Willful destruction of Tigray Television by departing Ethiopian troops
This is just mindless vandalism. The destruction of Tigray Television studios by Ethiopian soldiers before they fled from Mekelle on…
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New Realities in Ethiopia by Alex de Waal
Source: Tuft University by ALEX DEWAAL on JUNE 28, 2021 There’s a new reality in Ethiopia: the Tigray Defense Force has defeated the…
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New York Times reporter’s despatch from Mekelle
Ethiopian Forces Retreat in Tigray, and Rebels Enter the Capital After months of civil war and government occupation, Tigrayan rebels…
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Breaking: the war in Tigray crumbling before PM Abiy and President Isaias as TDF re-enters Mekelle
In a rapidly developing situation there are reports that Tigrayan Defence Force troops are marching back into Mekelle – a…
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A walk through Mekelle, May 2021
A description of life in Mekelle, compiled by a friend of mine, Jan Nyssen Wake-up in Mekelle has always been…
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Fear and Hostility Simmer as Ethiopia’s Military Keeps Hold on Tigray
Source: New York Times Accounts of atrocities keep coming in as the wounded flee to the regional capital, Mekelle, where…
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Trauma, anger as Tigrayans recount Eritrean troops’ ‘grave crimes’
Note: This report is shocking and has some very disturbing footage. If you want to see it in full, including…
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Update on Mekelle – Clashes and death as protest erupts
Source: AFP Tue, February 9, 2021, 4:30 PM One person was shot dead Tuesday when soldiers opened fire on an…
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