Amnesty International releases findings on Mai-Kadra massacre
Scores of freshly-dug graves fill the church compound in Mai-Kadra. Shovels abandoned by weary hands are strewn on the dirt among empty cans of lemon...
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Ethiopian rights body says nearly 600 killed in Tigray massacre
At least 600 people were killed in Maikadra in Southwestern Tigray State on the night of 9 November and hundreds more were wounded, the Ethiopian...
Ethiopia army threatens ‘no mercy’ in assault on regional capital
Ethiopia’s military on Sunday threatened an all-out assault on Mekele, capital of the dissident Tigray region and seat of the local government it is seeking...
Ethiopia’s Tigray claims responsibility for Eritrea attack
The leader of the Tigray region of Ethiopia on Sunday claimed responsibility for rocket strikes on the airport in neighbouring Eritrea’s capital, a move that...
Ethiopian rights group warns of ‘ethnic profiling’ of Tigrayans
Ethnic profiling and discrimination is taking place against Tigrayans, an Ethiopian rights group said on Saturday, as fighting between the army and rebel Tigray Peoples...
Ethiopia says Tigray forces fired into neighbouring region
Ethiopia said on Saturday that forces loyal to the ruling party in the northern Tigray region had fired into neighbouring Amhara region, raising fears that...
UN warns of war crimes in Ethiopia conflict
The United Nations warned Friday of possible war crimes in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, as the US condemned the massacre of civilians in fighting which the...
Ethiopia appoints new Tigray leader, Amnesty reports ‘massacre’
Ethiopia’s parliament has appointed a new head of Tigray region, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said as a prominent rights group reported a “massacre” of scores...
‘Rebel group’ conducts ‘mass killing’ in Ethiopia
Local government officials on Monday said suspected armed rebels have conducted a mass killing of civilians in Ethiopia’s Oromia region. The massacre, which local authorities...
21 dead in new DR Congo massacre by ADF militia
At least 21 people have been killed in a massacre suspected to have been committed by militants from the Islamist ADF group in conflict-wracked northeast...