Grim conditions await Ethiopian refugees in Sudan
29 November 2020 |
2:56 pm
At a sprawling refugee reception centre in Sudan, Ethiopians who fled the deadly Tigray conflict queue outside a school-turned-relief facility to receive handouts of food, water and clothing.
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