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Singer, The Weeknd has announced he’ll be donating $1million to help feed Ethiopians amid the five months old war in the country.
The singer-songwriter, whose parents are from Ethiopia and whose real name is Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, said that he will donate to Ethiopian relief efforts through the UN World Food Programme.
Thousands of civilians are believed to have been killed, raped and abused during the course of Ethiopia’s war with the Tigray region of the country.
There have been reports that Ethiopian soldiers executed unarmed men in Tigray, though Ethiopia’s government has dismissed evidence of these claims.
Grammy award-winning artist The Weeknd is stepping up to help Ethiopians amid violence in the country.
The singer-songwriter, whose real name is Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, on Sunday said that he will donate $1 million to Ethiopian relief efforts through the UN World Food Programme.
Thousands of civilians are believed to have been killed, raped and abused during the course of Ethiopia s five-month-old conflict.
A recent CNN investigation found that men wearing Ethiopian army uniforms executed unarmed men in Tigray. A BBC-led investigation also published Thursday corroborated the same massacre near Mahibere Dego, a mountainous area of central Tigray.
On Friday, Ethiopia s government dismissed evidence of these claims.
The Weeknd To Donate $1 Million Toward Ethiopian Relief Efforts
Grammy award-winning artist The Weeknd is stepping up to help Ethiopians amid violence in the country.
The Grammy Award-boycotting artist The Weeknd continues to step outside of his music persona to help Ethiopians amid violence in the country.
Born Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, the Toronto singer-songwriter said Sunday that he will donate $1 million to Ethiopian relief efforts through the UN World Food Programme, while challenging others to give as well. “My heart breaks for my people of Ethiopia as innocent civilians ranging from small children to the elderly are being senselessly murdered and entire villages are being displaced out of fear and destruction,” The Weeknd, whose parents are from Ethiopian, said on his Instagram and Twitter accounts.