English Situation Report on Ethiopia and 2 other countries about Agriculture, Camp Coordination and Camp Management, Epidemic and more; published on 03 Jun 2021 by OCHA
Ethiopia is bringing Africa into disrepute and Africans should be outraged.
Ethiopian and Eritrean soldiers are killing and raping civilians in Tigray. Millions are facing starvation while the authorities choke off essential relief supplies. The European Union and the United States called for an end to the atrocities and access for humanitarian agencies. Addis Ababa’s defence is that national sovereignty protects its right to do these things.
On Sunday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced sanctions against Ethiopian officials held responsible for the violence and starvation. Thus far, these are just visa restrictions, alongside a suspension of most development and security assistance.
The East African
Thursday May 27 2021
Ethiopians from the Tigray region hold placards while they gather and protest outside the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) in Pretoria, South Africa, on November 25, 2020. PHOTO | AFP
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Eritrean and Ethiopian forces forcibly rounded-up more than 500 young men and women from four camps in Tigray s Shire town on Monday night, three aid workers and a doctor told news agency Reuters.
According to an aid worker, several men were beaten, their phones taken and money confiscated. One individual who lived in one of the camps and who was hiding at the time of the incident said soldiers stormed the camp at night and broke into the main entrance and beat up anyone they came across.