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Human rights groups warn the "pathetic" stalemate at the U.N. over the war in Ethiopia's Tigray region must be broken as sexual attacks and mass-arrests continue. ....
July 4, 2021 The humbling of the Ethiopian and Eritrean armies by the Tigray Defence Forces (TDF) has precipitated the crumbling of the Ethiopian state. The civilian leader of Tigray’s government, Debretsion Gebremichael, said after the recapture of the Tigrayan capital, Mekelle, last week that Tigray’s future as a part of Ethiopia was in doubt. “The trust has been broken completely,” Gebremichael said. “If they don’t want us, why should we stay?” The future, he said, would depend on “the politics at the centre”. Partly inspired by developments in Tigray, two separatist groups, the Oromo Liberation Front and the Oromo Federalist Congress, from the country’s largest ethnic group, the Oromo, announced the establishment of a transitional government in Oromia. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is an Oromo but not trusted by the Oromo separatists. ....
Tragedies of historic proportions : U.N. confronts Ethiopia as famine grips Tigray region By Pamela Falk Humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia s Tigray region United Nations At a long-stalled U.N. Security Council meeting on Tigray, Ethiopia on Friday, U.N. officials warned of increased starvation and the threat of further violence despite a unilateral cease-fire declared by the government last week. One of the most distressing trends is an alarming rise in food insecurity and hunger due to conflict, the U.N. s acting humanitarian coordinator Ramesh Rajasingham told diplomats. More than 400,000 people are estimated to have crossed the threshold into famine and another 1.8 million people are on the brink of famine. ....