Ethiopia
As many as 320 dead in Ethiopia gun attack, witnesses suggest
Witnesses say victims of massacre in country’s western Oromia region were ethnic Amharas – a minority in the area
Jason Burke and agencies
20, Jun, 2022 @4:16 PM
‘It’s death either way’: desperate Tigrayans flee starvation and forced conscription
People risk dangerous smuggling routes only to be held to ransom in detention camps before being allowed to continue to safety
Lucy Kassa
20, Jun, 2022 @11:56 AM
Faya Dayi review – the ups and downs of khat’s zonked-out bliss
Alongside a mystical state held sacred by some Sufis, this poetic documentary shows the hard labour of growing khat and the damage done by its use
Peter Bradshaw
20, Jun, 2022 @8:00 AM
Growing numbers of young Africans want to move abroad, survey suggests
Covid, climate, stability and violence contributing to young people feeling pessimistic about future, survey of 15 countries suggests
Kaamil Ahmed
13, Jun, 2022 @6:00 AM
‘If you look at the bigger picture of change, aid has been close to irrelevant’
Stefan Dercon, former UK government adviser, discusses his new book – and his belief that wealthy elites, rather than foreign cash, rescue countries from poverty
Saeed Kamali Dehghan
10, Jun, 2022 @5:30 AM
More than 4,000 arrested in Amhara as Ethiopia cracks down on militia
At least 19 journalists caught up in mass detentions after government moves against Fano, its former ally in Tigray conflict
Guardian reporter
30, May, 2022 @11:00 AM
‘I saw an oncologist cry’: Tigray cancer patients sent home to die for lack of drugs
Doctors call for international help as Ethiopia civil war leaves terminally ill being treated with paracetamol in Mekelle hospital
Lizzy Davies
25, May, 2022 @5:15 AM
Step in now to stop Rwanda-scale genocide in Tigray , UN secretary-general urged
African groups urge UN to press for humanitarian access and peacekeeping force to be deployed in Tigray amid atrocities
A reporter for the Guardian
18, May, 2022 @6:30 AM
Hunger crisis grips Horn of Africa – but 80% of Britons unaware, poll shows
UK government urged to act as worst drought in 40 years threatens region while aid efforts and global attention remain focused on Ukraine war
Lizzy Davies
12, May, 2022 @6:30 AM
Media polarisation risks press freedom and peace in conflict-hit Mali and Ethiopia | Kristin Skare Orgeret and Bruce Mutsvairo
When media rights are curtailed, fake news and posts on social platforms drive tension and violence, as the latest World Press Freedom Index starkly shows
Kristin Skare Orgeret and Bruce Mutsvairo
10, May, 2022 @5:30 AM
Ethiopian drought leading to ‘dramatic’ increase in child marriage, Unicef warns
With hunger across Horn of Africa and 600,000 children out of school, ‘desperate’ parents push more girls into early marriage
Lizzy Davies
30, Apr, 2022 @6:15 AM
Tigray has been the scene of ‘ethnic cleansing’, say human rights groups
Human Rights Watch-Amnesty report accuses Ethiopian paramilitaries of war crimes and crimes against humanity
Kaamil Ahmed
06, Apr, 2022 @5:15 AM
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