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In 1985, musician and activist Bob Geldof organized the now-legendary Live Aid benefit concerts in London and Philadelphia to raise money in response to the devastating two-year famine in Ethiopia.
Drought, conflict, graft: the reasons for Ethiopia's hunger crisis are varied, and some could have been avoided. But while Ethiopians go to bed hungry, political elites feast on their appetite for power.
In-depth: Famine haunts Tigray, again; weak response, conflicts and drought threaten millions elsewhere in Ethiopia Addis Standard -
By Mihret G/kristos @MercyG_kirstos Addis Abeba – In the heart of Central Tigray, just 95 kilometers away from the city of Mekelle, the
The 221-page report, “‘We Will Erase You From This Land’: Crimes Against Humanity and Ethnic Cleansing in Ethiopia’s Western Tigray Zone,” documents how newly-appointed officials in Western Tigray and security forces from the neighbouring Amhara region, with the acquiescence and possible participation of Ethiopian federal forces, systematically expelled several hundred thousand Tigrayan civilians from their homes using threats, unlawful killings, sexual violence, mass arbitrary detention, pillage, forcible transfer, and the denial of humanitarian assistance. These widespread and syst...