Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: Too little aid for distraught citizens
By DW
01 March 2021 |
8:57 am
Months after the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region erupted, there is hardly any relief for those caught up in it. Tens of thousands are on the run and sexual violence is on the rise, Amnesty International says.
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