UN says massacre in northern Ethiopia may amount to war crimes
17 November 2020 |
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The UN has said that Monday’s massacre in northern Ethiopia could amount to war crimes, this thousands flee the violence and head into neighbouring Sudan. French forces have killed a top Al Qaeda in Mali, and our team in Senegal meet the migrants risking their lives to get to Europe in ill-equipped vessels.
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