Fear of Famine in Ethiopia

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Just a few years ago, Ethiopia’s leader was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Now, the nation is in the grips of a civil war, with widespread reports of massacres and human rights abuses, and a looming famine tha ...

“The government has been reacting very strongly to the possibility of famine and they’re dismissing it, but they are admitting there is drought and that millions of people are being affected.”It’s just over a year since the Ethiopian government signed a peace deal with the Tigray ...  Show more

Accusations – and bullets – flying in all directions.It’s been 100 days since fighting broke out in Ethiopia’s Tigray region.In that time, thousands of people have been forced out of their homes. Many are going hungry. When it all began, the government said this about carrying ou ...  Show more

When President Abiy Ahmed came to power in Ethiopia he was seen as a reformer who was heralding a new era of hope. In 2019 he was even awarded the Nobel Peace prize. But less than a year later he ordered a military offensive against regional forces in Tigray in the north of the c ...  Show more