Survival struggle : Ethnic standoff drives new phase of Tigray war
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14/07/2021 - 04:26 Asfaw Abera and his family are among the first wave of 15,000 Amhara families local authorities plan to eventually bring over from Sudan EDUARDO SOTERAS AFP 5 min
Humera (Ethiopia) (AFP)
Asfaw Abera fled his homeland in northwestern Ethiopia three decades ago, stealing away on foot into Sudan as soldiers and ethnic Tigrayan rebels exchanged fire nearby.
During his long stretch in exile, Asfaw, an ethnic Amhara, scrubbed toilets in Khartoum office buildings while dreaming night and day of going back.
Last month, he finally got his wish, entering the town of Humera on a government-chartered bus, fighting tears as he passed sesame and sorghum fields he had last glimpsed as a teenager.
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