Churches and mosques in Tigray 'vandalised and looted' in Ethiopian purge
Some manuscripts dating to the 13th century may have been stolen and burned in 'cultural cleansing'
Some manuscripts dating to the 13th century may have been stolen and burned in 'cultural cleansing'
One International Rescue Committee staffer and three Danish Refugee Council employees have been killed
Humanitarian officials had only recently gained access to the Tigray region at the centre of a increasingly international conflict
Sources say pilots, caterers, technicians and security guards told to hand in their badges and not to return to work
My interpreter said he had not managed to contact his family in Ethiopia in three weeks - they did not know whether he was alive
Heavy fighting expected in Mekele does not appear to have materialised, though reports remain hard to verify
Tens of thousands of refugees have streamed over the border into Sudan
Since November 4, some 42,000 refugees have fled to Sudan, escaping knife-wielding militiamen and indiscriminate artillery shelling
A media blackout makes it impossible to know what it really happening in northern Ethiopia
Devastating fighting is expected as military officials claim they have surrounded Mekele, which has roughly the same population as Liverpool
Ethiopian government offensive on northern Tigray province has driven tens of thousands across the border in recent weeks
Experts say the conflict could tear the country apart, cause catastrophic ethnic bloodshed, and destabilise the Horn of Africa
On Sunday, Ethiopia said it would not talk to Tigrayan leaders to end the fighting
Rising humanitarian crisis as rebellious regional government insists it will not surrender
Hungry, exhausted and scared, refugees continue to flow into Sudan with terrifying accounts of war
Tigrayan leader Debretsion Gebremichael claimed Ethiopian forces had been using Asmara airport, making it a legitimate military target.
The missiles are suspected of having been launched by the leaders of Ethiopia’s Tigray region
Attack raises fears that ongoing fighting could draw in other parts of the country
Amnesty International has verified reports from the restive Tigray region of a large number of civilians attacked and killed
Escalating violence in Ethiopia threatens to engulf the region with experts fearing the break-up of the nation into different ethnic regions
Analysts fear that the conflict could lead to the ‘Balkanisation’ of the nation of 110m into different ethnic regions