The refugees are regarded as “traitors” by the hardline government of Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, and there have been accounts of refugees…
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I Was a Child Refugee. Another War in Ethiopia Is Forcing More Children Into the Camps.
Abiy Ahmed, the country’s prime minister, has become the protagonist of a familiar story in Africa, which is written in…
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Ethiopian troops halt civilians fleeing to Sudan
Source:BBC Troops ‘stopping’ civilians fleeing fighting in Ethiopia Ethiopian troops have been deployed along the border with Sudan and are…
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Tigray refugee update - 42, 575 have arrived in Sudan to escape the fighting
Source: UNHCR The UN Refugee Agency has given the total number of people arriving in Sudan after fleeing the fighting…
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UPDATE: Report from Adi Harush refugee camps for Eritreans, now trapped by Tigray fighting
The Adi Harush refugee camp in Tigray, which houses thousands of Eritrean refugees, was overrun by Ethiopian Federal Forces and…
Read moreEthiopia’s civil war: ‘We left them to die in their hospital beds. I don’t know how I will face God’
The Telegraph publishes one of the first accounts of the savage battle raging in northern TigrayByWill Brown EASTERN SUDAN21 November…
Read moreConcern grows for safety of Eritrean refugees as Tigray war rages
Eritrean refugees face threats of violence, harassment and food shortages amid conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. Source:al-Jazeera As fighting continues…
Read moreEthiopia: aid workers report chaos as thousands flee fighting
Source: Guardian Refugees on the move as federal troops confront TPLF in Tigray and ethnic tensions escalate Jason Burke Africa correspondent…
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Two reports on the war and its impact on civilians
Source: VOA Warring Sides in Ethiopia Both Claim They Are Winning By VOA News November 18, 2020 Members of the Amhara…
Read moreEthiopia’s civil war is spreading outside its borders
Source: The Economist “I SAW THE dust clouds covering the sky,” said a young university lecturer, describing the bombing by…
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