Tigray Region

Regional state in northern Ethiopia

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The Tigray Region, officially the Tigray National Regional State, is the northernmost regional state in Ethiopia. The Tigrai Region is the homeland of the Tigrayan (Tegaru), Irob people and Kunama people. Its capital and largest city is Mekelle. Tigray is the fifth-largest by area, the fourth-most populous, and the fifth-most densely populated of the 11 regional states.

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WHO boss suggests racism is why Ethiopia crisis gets little attention The head of the World Health Organisation has suggested racism is the reason the crisis in Ethiopia's Tigray region hasn't received more attention, calling it the "worst humanitarian crisis in the.. Sky News - Published on August 18, 2022
Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie and Feyisa Lilesa ready to join Tigray war Haile Gebrselassie and Feyisa Lilesa back the PM's call to go to the front line of the Tigray war. BBC Sport - Published on November 24, 2021
War crimes may have been committed in Ethiopia's Tigray conflict, report says A much-anticipated assessment of human rights violations and atrocities committed in the war in northern Ethiopia is likely to intensify concerns now centring on an increasingly intractable conflict. Sky News - Published on November 3, 2021

Tigray airstrikes force UN flight to abandon landing and turn back, aid workers say A United Nations humanitarian flight was forced to abandon its landing in the capital of the country's Tigray region due to Ethiopian military airstrikes, according to aid workers. Sky News - Published on October 22, 2021
Three children killed in Ethiopia airstrike in 'alarming conflict escalation', UN says At least three children were killed and one other person was injured during an airstrike in the capital of the Tigray region in Ethiopia on Monday, the United Nations has said. Sky News - Published on October 19, 2021
'I don't know if they realised I was a person': Women subject to sexual violence in Ethiopia Women and girls in Tigray have been raped and have suffered sexual violence at the hands of forces aligned with the Ethiopian government, Amnesty International has said. Sky News - Published on August 10, 2021

Ethiopia appreciates India's stance on Tigray at UNSC The situation in Tigray has been making global headlines after clashes broke between the Ethiopian government forces and the TPLF. DNA - Published on August 10, 2021
UN warns it will imminently 'run out of food' in Ethiopia refugee camps The head of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned the agency will "run out of food" for refugee camps in Ethiopia's conflict-ravaged Tigray region as early as Friday. Sky News - Published on July 28, 2021
Ethiopia's Tigray rebels reclaim towns and cities from military after government ceasefire When the prime minister of Ethiopia took control of the ruling party in 2018, he promised an open election - something this country of 110 million has never experienced before. Sky News - Published on June 29, 2021
Rebel forces move into Tigray regional capital as Ethiopian government calls unilateral ceasefire Rebel forces in Tigray have moved into regional capital Mekelle following the withdrawal of Ethiopian National Defence Force soldiers from the city. Sky News - Published on June 28, 2021

Dozens reportedly killed and injured after airstrike on Tigray village Dozens of people have been killed in Ethiopia's Tigray region after an airstrike hit a busy market, according to witnesses. Sky News - Published on June 23, 2021