Violence and alleged atrocities have marked Tigray’s uprising against Ethiopia, which is backed by its longtime enemy Eritrea. A member of Afar Special Forces in Tigray province, Ethiopia, December 2020 Eduardo Soteras · AFP · GettyPickups with mounted Kalashnikovs prowl the deserted streets of Al-Qadarif in southeastern Sudan, and machine gun fire crackles in the night. At the meeting point of Sudan, Ethiopia, and Eritrea is the Fashaga Triangle, 250 sq km of fertile land contested by Ethiopia and Sudan. Tens of thousands of civilians have fled to this already unstable area since war broke out in Ethiopia’s Tigray province on 5 November 2020. The UN says the war has already claimed thousands of lives, including eight aid workers.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 01, 2021 14:33 UTC