Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed plunged Ethiopia into a war in the Tigray region that spawned atrocities and famine. On Monday, his country goes to the polls.
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Famine in Ethiopia Becomes Worst Hunger Crisis in a Decade
United Nations agencies said the crisis in Ethiopia’s conflict-ravaged Tigray region had plunged it into famine. “This is going to get a lot worse,” a top aid official said.
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Famine Looms in Ethiopia’s War-Ravaged Tigray Region, U.N. Says
The top humanitarian official at the United Nations warned that parts of Tigray are one step from famine, as the government hinders relief shipments.
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Changing Tack, U.S. Sanctions Ethiopia Over Abuses in Tigray War
The measures signal a tougher American approach to a war in which Ethiopian forces are accused of atrocities. Ethiopia accused the U.S. of “meddling.”
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The Anguish of the World’s Doctor
Dr. Tedros of the W.H.O. publicly focuses on managing the pandemic. Privately, he weeps as his Tigrayan people are raped, starved and slaughtered.
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Eritrea Agrees to Withdraw Troops from Tigray, Ethiopia Says
The announcement comes amid mounting international condemnation of atrocities in Tigray, and days after an American presidential envoy visited Ethiopia’s prime minister.
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Fear and Hostility Simmer as Ethiopia’s Military Keeps Hold on Tigray
Accounts of atrocities keep coming in as the wounded flee to the regional capital, Mekelle, where Tigrayans say they are being winnowed for their leaders’ rebellion.
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‘I Miss Home’: In Tigray Conflict, Displaced Children Suffer
Of the thousands of refugees who have fled the conflict in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray, nearly a third are children. Hundreds of them walked unaccompanied to Sudan.
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As War Goes On in Ethiopia, Ethnic Harassment Is on the Rise
Ethnic Tigray people all over the country report an increase in discrimination and abuse from the authorities.
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Fleeing Ethiopians Tell of Ethnic Massacres in Tigray War
Tens of thousands have sought safety in Sudan, where they gave accounts to Times journalists of a devastating and complex conflict that threatens Ethiopia’s stability.
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From Shelled Ethiopian City, Doctors Tally Deaths and Plead for Help
Ethiopia’s prime minister promised a swift, surgical military campaign in the restive province of Tigray. But doctors in the regional capital reported civilian deaths, looting and a looming crisis.
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Ethiopia Claims Victory in Tigray Conflict After Shelling Restive Region’s Capital
After heavy artillery strikes on Saturday, the federal government claimed the city of Mekelle was now under its control, but there was no way to independently confirm the assertion.
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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 blood by politicians in pursuit of their ideologies and power.
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They Once Ruled Ethiopia. Now They Are Fighting Its Government.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s two-year feud with the rebellious ruling party of the Tigray region has exploded into a war, with bombings, massacres and ethnic divisions, that threatens to upend the entire Horn of Africa.
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What’s Happening in Ethiopia Is a Tragedy
Much of the blame must be laid at the door of the prime minister.
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