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What lies ahead for Ethiopia’s Tigray region?
It is almost getting close to a year when a war broke out in the Northern Tigray region in Ethiopia. The crisis has taken scores of the lives of people in that region, and several businesses have shut down. Today we ask the fate of Tigray. Joining CNBC Africa for this discussion is Feven Girmay, Researcher at the Harvard University, and Samuel Getachaw, Political and Economic Analyst.
Wed, 21 Jul 2021 14:59:57 GMT
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- The Tigray region continues to face a severe humanitarian crisis, with mass atrocities and human rights abuses reported against the civilians by the Ethiopian government and its allies.
- Over 900,000 people in Tigray are currently in famine, with another 2.2 million people approaching famine, and over 2 million people internally displaced.
- The conflict in Tigray has created a dire situation, with a mass exodus of over 60,000 refugees into Sudan, and the region continues to suffer from ongoing attacks and devastation.
In the aftermath of the conflict that broke out almost a year ago in the Northern Tigray region of Ethiopia, the region continues to suffer from immense devastation and humanitarian crisis. Scores of lives have been lost, businesses have shut down, and there is an urgent need for emergency aid that is not reaching the people. The situation in Tigray has been described as a real humanitarian disaster, with reports of mass atrocities and human rights abuses against the civilians by the Ethiopian government and its allies. The Tigray region has been facing a devastating humanitarian crisis, with 900,000 people currently in famine and another 2.2 million people approaching famine. Over 2 million people have been displaced internally, and there has been a mass exodus into Sudan with over 60,000 refugees. The conflict in Tigray has created a dire situation where civilians are being attacked, and the region is suffering immensely. The central government's actions, along with their allies, have led to widespread suffering and displacement of the Tigrayan people. The conflict has been ongoing for almost a year, and the impact on the region and its people has been severe.
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