Ethiopia marks one year of brutal civil war in Tigray region
07 November 2021 |
8:08 am
It has been a year since Ethoipian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed triggered a civil war by sending in troops to the northern region of Tigray after local TPLF forces seized military bases there. The country is still mired in conflict.
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