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CNN: UN rights chief says war crimes may have been committed in Ethiopia after CNN reveals Tigray massacre

CNN | The UN's high commissioner for human rights has called for an independent investigation into human rights violations that may amount to war crimes in Ethiopia's Tigray region, days after CNN published an exclusive report about a massacre…
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FP – From Pariah to Kingmaker

Foreign Policy | Eritrea’s Isaias Afwerki is fueling bloodshed in Tigray—and offering other regional leaders lessons in authoritarianism. BY Alex de Waal  | March 3, 2021 After months of bloodshed in Tigray, a region of Ethiopia claiming…
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Sudan army pushes to control disputed area with Ethiopia

Adolu Agency | Al-Fashqa is claimed by both Sudan and Ethiopia KHARTOUM, Sudan | The Sudanese army is carrying out a military push to take control of Barkhat, the last location in al-Fashqa that is still under Ethiopia’s control, local media…
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Secretary Blinken’s Call with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy

READOUT | OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON | MARCH 2, 2021 The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:‎ Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to emphasize the United States’ concern…
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Signing a bilateral military cooperation agreement, Egypt and Sudan warn Ethiopia not to fill the Renaissance Dam

Cairo - Sputnik |  The Foreign Ministers of Egypt and Sudan considered that Ethiopia's implementation of the second phase of filling the Renaissance Dam is a direct threat to the water security of the two countries. Today, Tuesday, Egyptian…
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House Foreign Affairs Press Release: McCaul Responds to Reports of Ethnic Cleansing and Massacres of Civilians in Tigray Region

Press Release House Foreign Affairs Committee 02.27.21 | Media Contact: 202-225-5021 Washington, DC – House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement in response to reports of ethnic…
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US SECRETARY OF STATE: Atrocities in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region

PRESS STATEMENT | ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE | FEBRUARY 27, 2021 The United States is gravely concerned by reported atrocities and the overall deteriorating situation in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.  We strongly condemn the killings,…
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Amnesty: Eritrean troops’ massacre of hundreds of Axum civilians may amount to crime against humanity

Amnesty International | 26 February 2021 |   Amnesty International interviewed 41 survivors and witnesses to mass killings in November Troops carried out extrajudicial executions, indiscriminate shelling and widespread looting Satellite…
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CNN: Massacre in the mountains

CNN | They thought they'd be safe at a church. Then the soldiers arrived By Bethlehem Feleke, Eliza Mackintosh, Gianluca Mezzofiore and Katie Polglase | February 27, 2021  All of the witnesses to this massacre have been given pseudonyms at…
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NYT: Ethiopia’s War Leads to Ethnic Cleansing in Tigray Region, U.S. Report Says

An internal U.S. government report found that people in Tigray are being driven from their homes in a war begun by Ethiopia, an American ally — posing President Biden’s first major test in Africa. The New York Times | Declan Walsh | Published Feb.…