There is a civil war being fought in Tigray, an ancient kingdom in northern Ethiopia, on the Horn of Africa. Tigray, Eritrea and Ethiopia's 2-year-long civil war has killed more people than the war in Ukraine, yet nobody's talking about it.
According to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, more than 40,000 refugees have crossed into Sudan from Ethiopia’s Tigray region since fighting started in early 2020. Shown are refugees in Hamdayet and Um Rakuba, Sudan filmed November 26 — 27, 2020.No working ambulances for a population of more than 5.5 million. No banking services. Hundreds of thousands killed by fighting and famine.
This conflict, a civil war, is being fought in Tigray, an ancient kingdom in northern Ethiopia, on the Horn of Africa. Tigray's population has been facing a famine because of the conflict. Because of the blockade and for security reasons, food supplies have not been able to reach millions. Since the signing of the peace accord, the U.N.'s World Food Program has said its trucks are now starting to deliver aid to Tigray. But it's not clear at what pace or whether acute shortages of essential supplies are reaching those most in need.
Etsedingl is not able to communicate with staff at any of the hospitals without actually going to visit them. Before the war broke out, Tigray had about 270 ambulances. Now there are just eight. With no available fuel, none are on the road. Etsedingl said many patients are taken to hospitals by horse-drawn carts. Once there, if they do get a diagnosis, there are no medicines to treat them. Maternal mortality rates have have shot up 800%, he said.
Tronvoll says the above are estimates and could fluctuate by 50,000 in either direction. He says they represent the total number of fighting forces rotated in and out of the conflict.YASUYOSHI CHIBA, AFP via Getty ImagesThe Tigray region’s population comprises 4.9% of Ethiopia’s 117 million people. Ethiopia is the oldest state in sub-Saharan Africa and the only state in Africa that has never been colonized. It has more than 2,000 years of history.
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