UN says most of the troubled region remains ‘inaccessible’ for aid workers amid growing hunger due to ongoing fighting.
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Starvation crisis looms as aid groups seek urgent Tigray access
Humanitarians sound alarm for millions of people in need of emergency assistance in Ethiopia’s conflict-hit northern region.
In Pictures: Ethiopian refugees in Sudan face uncertain future
Tens of thousands of displaced Ethiopian refugees are running out of food and water due to the month-long conflict that has forced almost 50,000 to flee.
Those who fled the violence believe they are the lucky ones. A vast majority of the refugees living in Sudan’s Um Rakuba camp, which means “mother of all shelters”, are male. They say they saw other men being killed, and fled for their lives.
COVID-19 outbreak concerns at Sudan’s crowded refugee camps
“Tens of thousands of refugees are living in makeshift homes in Sudan’s Um Rakouba refugee camp. But a lack of testing facilities and zero social distancing are the main concerns that could cause a potential outbreak of COVID-19 in the camp.”
Daily arrivals of Tigray refugees to Sudan more than doubles
The United Nations says new fighting in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray is forcing more civilians to flee to neighbouring Sudan.
Mekelle hospitals struggling to care for wounded: ICRC
“We don’t want to go back, because we saw the administration of Abiy Ahmed. He kills us, Tigrinya speakers with the help of the Eritrean government,” Bereket Gebremichael said, referring to the official local language spoken in the Tigray region.
“We don’t want to be killed, so we don’t want to go back until Abiy Ahmed hands over to the people” of Tigray region, he added.
“They were looting our properties and wanted to kill us so we all fled. We heard our people being shot. We saw dead bodies, so my family and I took what we could from our properties. We have farms that we should be harvesting but we left everything behind. Some even left their family members.”
Ethiopia PM says Tigray operation over after army seizes Mekelle
Filippo states that most of the refugees had to leave their family and work; makes mention of it being a harvest time so a major source of livelihood is lost.
Is Ethiopia sliding backwards under Abiy Ahmed?
Lencho Bati, an adviser to the office of the Ethiopian prime minister is asked about Abiy Ahmed’s controversial handling of protests and ask why the Nobel laureate is so media-shy.