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Meta Sued Over Hate Speech Posted During Tigray Fighting

Filing says crises in Africa are a low priority for Facebook

(Newser) - Two Ethiopians have filed a lawsuit against Facebook's parent company, Meta, over hate speech they say was allowed and even promoted on the social media platform during their country's deadly Tigray conflict. Former Amnesty International human rights researcher Fisseha Tekle is one petitioner in the case filed Wednesday,...

Ethiopia's Warring Sides Come to an Agreement

They agreed to a permanent cessation of hostilities, but challenges lie ahead

(Newser) - Ethiopia's warring sides agreed Wednesday to a permanent cessation of hostilities in a 2-year conflict whose victims could be counted in the hundreds of thousands. But the AP reports enormous challenges lie ahead, including getting all parties to lay down arms or withdraw. African Union envoy Olusegun Obasanjo, in...

Brutality in Ethiopia Is 'Absolutely Shocking'

Amnesty International says government is using rape as weapon of war

(Newser) - Ethiopia's military is guilty of war crimes, including using rape as a weapon of war, according to Amnesty International, which shares horrific accounts from victims in a new report . The group says "overwhelming evidence" shows rape has been rampant in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region since fighting between...

Ethiopia Asks 'All Capable' Citizens to Join War

Tigray rebels warn they will become 'cannon fodder'

(Newser) - Ethiopia’s government on Tuesday summoned “all capable" citizens to war, urging them to join the military and stop resurgent forces from the embattled Tigray region "once and for all," per the AP . The Tigray forces continue to make advances in a war that Prime Minister Abiy...

Ethiopia Declares Ceasefire in Tigray

Interim administration flees regional capital

(Newser) - Ethiopia’s government on Monday declared an immediate, unilateral ceasefire in its Tigray region after nearly eight months of deadly conflict as Tigray forces occupied the regional capital, soldiers retreated, and hundreds of thousands of people continue to face the world’s worst famine crisis in a decade. The ceasefire...

Amid a Civil War, Chilling Evidence of Hilltop Massacre

Ethiopian army accused of shooting unarmed men

(Newser) - Horror stories continue to emerge out of Ethiopia stemming from a civil war that erupted in November . Reports of massacres and systemic rape are rampant, and the latest involves the killing of at least 15 unarmed young men on a hilltop. Coverage, some of which is graphic:
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Ethiopian PM: 'Final Stage' of Offensive Begins Now

Army is advancing on the Tigray regional capital of Mekele

(Newser) - Ethiopia's prime minister said Thursday the army has been ordered to move on the embattled Tigray regional capital of Mekele after his 72-hour ultimatum ended for Tigray leaders to surrender, and he warned its half-million residents to stay indoors and disarm. The military offensive “has reached its final...

Thousands Flee Fierce Fighting in Ethiopia

Hundreds dead on both side in Tigray conflict

(Newser) - Up to 200,000 refugees could pour into Sudan while fleeing a deadly conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, officials said Wednesday, while the first details are emerging of largely cut-off civilians under growing strain. Nearly 10,000 people have crossed the border, including some wounded in the fighting,...

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