"E dey horrible to dey born as a woman. Had it bin I be man, dem for beat me and waka comot - dem for no destroy my life like dis," Lemlem tok as she explain how di trauma of di attack don make her ...

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Ethiopia's Afar region says it came under attack from forces of the neighbouring Tigray region, which seized control of villages and bombed civilians, in the latest sign of internal conflict in the ...

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Addis Ababa (AFP) – Ethiopia's Afar region has said it came under attack from the forces of neighbouring Tigray, accusing it of seizing control of villages and bombing civilians, in the latest sign of ...

She had just been crowned world champion, but Ethiopian marathon runner Gotytom Gebreslase broke down in tears when asked if her family was celebrating her win back home in war-torn Tigray.