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Eritrean troops blow up Tigray despite withdrawal WASHINGTON, USA - Eritrean troops have been linked to ongoing rape, torture and massacres in the Tigray region, reports suggest, despite persistent calls to withdraw them from the area, a step that could lead to further international sanctions, according to security experts. The most affected people are women who are being raped and tortured, the…

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday expressed deep concern over reports that soldiers had taken hundreds of people from IDP camps in the war-torn Tigray region of Ethiopia earlier this week, saying such places should be a safe haven. . Three aid workers and a doctor told Reuters this week that Eritrean and Ethiopian soldiers forcibly detained more than 500 young men and women from four camps for displaced people in the northern region of Shire on Monday night. "We…

This Friday, May 28, we celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the overthrow of the terrorist regime led by Mengistu Hailé Mariam, now in exile. This national holiday truly greets the fall of a 17-year-old tyrannical system, but also the memory of a very special day. The sun has not yet risen over Addis Ababa. In a week since dictator Mengistu Hailé Mariam quickly left the former imperial palace ahead of the rebels' progress, residents of the Ethiopian capital have been waiting for the next battle in anxiety. Officially,…

Since November, the Ethiopian federal army has launched a large-scale military operation against TPLF, the power in Tigray province on the border with Eritrea. Violence continues and the humanitarian situation continues to worsen: 5.2 million people are in need, according to the UN humanitarian agency OCHA. That is 700,000 more than at the beginning of May. Humanists cannot keep pace at the moment as…

Ethiopia will not vote on June 5 as the election calendar wanted, but two weeks later, on June 21 ... A delay that the Electoral Commission attributes to many logistical delays due to uncertainty in several parts of the country. The province of Tigray, at war for almost seven months, will not vote, like some other constituencies, theaters for civil violence. On the other hand, a province will vote for…

In Ethiopia, it has now been two months since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed assured that the Eritrean army would withdraw from the province of Tigray, where it has been intervening since November with Ethiopian troops. Nevertheless, Asmara's troops are still active in the region. While Ethiopia would once again have asked for their resignation. But is an Eritrean withdrawal really a realistic option today?…

In Ethiopia, the Tigray conflict continues. Our special envoy was able to document a massacre perpetrated by the Eritreans, who in this conflict are fighting alongside the Ethiopian Federal Army. With our special correspondent in Goda, Sebastien nemethTigray, this region of northern Ethiopia, has been plagued by violence since…

The UN Security Council has warned of imminent famine in the war-torn Tigray region of Ethiopia, as more than 20% of the area's population is already facing food insecurity. In a review, Mark Lowcock, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Coordinator, said "there is a serious risk of famine if aid is not scaled up in the next two months" and warned the Security Council that urgent action is needed. to avoid disaster. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed sent troops to Tigray in early…

According to Reuters, soldiers have entered a camp for displaced people in Shire, in western Tigray. They are said to have beaten and stripped civilians before taking hundreds of them. The conflict that has been going on since November has cost thousands of lives. But also significant damage. In the Negash, the El Nejashi Mosque, one of the most important Muslim sites in Africa, was bombed and looted.…

The conflict continues in Tigray, a province in northern Ethiopia that has been in the grip of violence since November. The federal forces face the former Tigray power in the TPLF and are supported by the Eritrean army, but also the Amhara militia. This ethnic group took control of part of the territory, especially the western and southern tip of Tigray. Regions that the two societies have claimed for…