and human rights violations. the bbc s vivienne nunis sent us this update. the latest we have heard is that the tplf, the tigrayan people s liberation front the rebel forces in that region in northern ethiopia and their military wing, the tdf, have claimed control of mekelle, that capital city there. as you say, that comes after we heard of a cease fire. so the federal government s representatives in mekelle, the interim government there, asked for a cease fire today, we understand. that was approved by the federal government in addis ababa and that led to today s events. but since then, we ve heard that ethiopian forces have been withdrawing or fleeing, if you like, from mekelle, and not necessarily peacefully, because the aid agency unicef actually put out a statement about an hour ago saying ethiopian soldiers actually came into their office in mekelle and forcibly removed some of their equipment, their satellites and the like, as they were withdrawing from the city. so definite
a opportunity for them to showcase to the world in terms of the progress they ve made during the xijinping era. and at this point, i think they re still trying to figure out how best to present themselves to the world on the more discursive front, because that s the part on which they may have the greater difference with the other leading powers in international society. wen ti sung there. the ethiopian government has declared a ceasefire in the country s northern tigray region, eight months after prime minister abiy ahmed sent troops to oust its leadership. the announcement came after tigrayan rebel forces said they were back in control of the regional capital mekelle, and witnesses reported seeing federal security forces flee from the city. according to the un, 5 million people are in urgent need of food aid as a result of the conflict, and all sides have been accused of carrying out mass killings and human rights violations. the bbc s vivienne nunis sent us this update. the latest w
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When maths teacher James Prodger left the UK with his wife and toddler to work in Singapore a couple of years ago, he envisioned a stint abroad peppered with exciting holidays in Southeast Asia and regular trips home to see family. Then, of course, the pandemic put paid to those plans. Covid-19 really put a spanner in the works for us, he says. We were always intending to come here with the intention of being able to go home every six months.
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Protecting the forests of Virunga National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo - home to endangered mountain gorillas - could be described as one of the toughest jobs on the planet.
In the past 12 months, more than 20 of the park s staff have been murdered - and last week rebels were accused of killing the Italian ambassador to DR Congo, his security guard and driver in an attack within the park. The level of sacrifice that s involved in keeping this work going will always be the hardest thing to deal with, says Emmanuel de Merode, who is in charge of more than 800 rangers at Virunga, Africa s oldest and largest national park.
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