Ethiopia: 'People in Tigray are terrified'

Refugees are pouring into neighboring Sudan, where the old camp of Um Raquba near the border with Ethiopia, closed 20 years ago, was hastily reopened by the United Nations. "We have over 9,000 people in this settlement," Mohammed Rafiq Nasry, head of office of the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR in Um Raquba, told DW.
File photo: The 32-year old Peter Kiplangat Kigen mistakenly taken to the mortuary
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A man resurrected at a local hospital in Kenya after he was mistakenly taken to the mortuary section by the health facility.
Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed
Nigeria’s land borders to be reopened soon - Minister
The nation’s land borders that have been closed since August 2019 may be reopened soon.
Nigerian artistes Burnaboy and Wizkid
Burnaboy, Wizkid among 2021 Grammy awards nominees
Nominations for the 63rd annual Grammy Awards were announced Tuesday, with some African artists featuring in a few categories.
DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi (centre), Kenya's former Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka
Kalonzo meets DR Congo leaders over coalition wrangles
Kenya’s former Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka is attempting to mediate between two wrangling sides in the ruling coalition in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
A Sudanese medical laboratory student prepare sterilisers to combat the spread of Covid-19
Sudan expects more coronavirus cases as it braces for second wave
Sudan could implement more restrictions to curb Covid-19 as the country braces for a second wave of the pandemic.
The vehicle was fumigated and the body was taken away in a body bag
Man collapses and dies in public vehicle in Kenya
A Kenyan man suddenly collapsed and died in a public vehicle in the capital, Nairobi, causing panic among passengers.
Members of the Boko Haram group
Cameroonian troops repel Boko Haram attacks in Far North region
Cameroonian army said its troops have repelled coordinated attacks on a civilian community by Boko Haram group in the country's Far North region.
Dr Fadji Zaouna Maïna is a hydrologist and first Nigerien scientist to join NASA
29-year-old Fadji Zaouna Maina is the first Nigerien scientist to join NASA
Growing up, many of us had childhood ambitions but some of them changed along the way. That is not the case with Fadji Zaouna Maina, the first Nigerien scientist to work for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). She has had ambitions of alleviating water problems in her hometown since age 10. Now, she gets to tackle the world’s water crises with data from NASA.
UN Security Council meet over Tigray conflict
Ethiopia: UN Security Council meets as Tigray battle looms
The UN Security Council held informal talks on the ongoing conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region, a sign of growing international concern.
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