Many people in Ethiopia’s Tigray area have been displaced by civil violence, and there appears to be no end in sight. Heather Murdock of VOA travels to the mostly cut-off fighting zone, as well as refugee camps in neighbouring Sudan, to tell the story of a complex political situation and escalating humanitarian catastrophe
While the world’s eyes are on Afghanistan, a silent drama is unfolding in the Horn of Africa. The war that broke out in the Tigray region in November 2020 has long since spread beyond the borders of the province in northern Ethiopia and has spread to other regions of the country
Officials Are Tallying Votes In Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s First Election After More Than Three Years In Charge, Despite Allegations Of Renewed Unrest In The Northern Tigray Area
Millions Of People In Ethiopia’s Tigray Region Are In Severe Need Of Food Assistance, And Displaced Families In Mekelle, The Regional Capital, Claim That They Go Without Food On Certain Days. Hunger Is Just One Facet Of The Region’s Mounting Catastrophe
Sudan is hosting more than 50,000 refugees who fled the fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. Despite the Ethiopian government’s announcement that fighting in Tigray is over, many of the refugees say it is not safe enough to go home
Ethiopian refugees are evacuating border camps in Sudan as aid resources are diverted to Um Rakouba, the country’s main camp where many still lack food and shelter