Tag Archives: Ethiopia

The first witness account is Ethiopians fleeing the conflict

Nairobi, Kenya (AP) – Heavy gunfire erupted in the Ethiopian border town and a police officer, Philemon, immediately started running. Now, shaken and frightened, he paused when asked questions about his wife and two young children, and and ages, “I don’t know where my family is now,” he said, not …

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Sudan is fighting an Ethiopian war of about 200,000

Nairobi, Kenya (AP) – Up to 200,000 refugees fleeing deadly conflict could enter Sudan In the northern Tigris region of Ethiopia, officials say, while the first details are coming out of a large number of cut-off civilians under increasing stress. Already at least 6,000 people have crossed the border. Long …

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Ethiopia says its aircraft Tigre has ‘pounding’ targets

Nairobi, Kenya (AP) – Ethiopia’s air force is “targeting with certainty,” an army official said Monday, adding that the federal government continues its offensive against the heavily armed northern region of Tigre and sees no clear path to peace. A military official said more than 20,000 troops had been sent …

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