Civilians bear brunt of conflict as Ethiopia issues ultimatum on Tigray

Another warning by Ethiopia’s Federal government as it issues a 72-hour ultimatum to the embattled Tigray region. A senior official Redwan Hussien said Monday the slightest strike could take precious lives.
File: Tigrayan fighters (Copyright © africanews AP/AP)
Ethiopia: Tigray rejects 72 hours ultimatum to surrender
Leader of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) Gebretsion Micheal rejected Monday the 72 hours ultimatum issued by the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for the dissident region of Tigray to surrender.
The pregnant woman was forced to flee intense fighting near her home in Humera
Ethiopia Conflict: The story of a pregnant refugee
Like all mothers-to-be, Berekhti Burro dreamt of bringing new life into the world in a safe place, with love and care at home to give her baby the best start.
Ethiopia’s army intends to attack the city with artillery to end the nearly three-week war
‘Save yourselves’: Ethiopia warns Tigrayans of Mekelle attack
Ethiopia’s army plans to surround the capital of Tigray with tanks and may attack the city with artillery to end a nearly three-week war, a military spokesman said, urging civilians to “save themselves”.
Ethiopians who fled fighting in Tigray queue for food at Um-Rakoba camp on the Sudan-Ethiopia border
Ethiopia says it captured Tigrayan town of Adigrat
Ethiopia said on Saturday its forces seized another town in their advance on the capital of the northern Tigray region, Mekelle, and rebuffed an African Union push to mediate the conflict.
File photo: Ethiopian government forces continue their push into Tigray
Ethiopia: UN chief urges protection of civilians as AU names envoys
UN chief Antonio Guterres called Friday for the opening of humanitarian corridors to assist civilians caught in fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray region, noting that authorities had so far rejected attempts at mediation.
An estimated 2.3 million children are in need of humanitarian assistance and out of reach
2.3m children displaced in Ethiopia unrest — UNICEF
The outbreak of conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region has left some 2.3 million children in urgent need of assistance and thousands more at risk in refugee camps, the UN children’s agency said Friday.