Relations between Ethiopia and Eritrea have soured since the war in Tigray ended in 2022. The region is now a tinderbox for ...

The recent war in Ethiopia's Tigray region left many disabled veterans without the care they need MEKELE, Ethiopia -- Chandera Weldesenbet is worried about dying before he receives the help he needs.

(AP video by Amanuel Gebremedhin Birhane) Chandera Weldesenbet, 41-year-old, left, a wounded former combatant of the recent war, sits outside his home carrying his one-and-a-half-year-old child and ...

sits outside his home carrying his one-and-a-half-year-old child and his wife Rahel Gebrekidan, right, in Quiha, Tigray region of northern Ethiopia Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Amanuel Birhane) ...

In Tigray, Ethiopia, war veterans like Chandera Weldesenbet struggle with untreated injuries and disabilities due to destroyed health facilities. Thousands of ex-combatants face limited access to ...

Further reading: Catholic bishop in Tigray calls for an end to “ethnic-cleansing” in Ethiopia The crisis is further fueled by a leadership struggle between Getachew Reda, a federalist who was ...

However, the scars of a 2020–2022 civil war remain raw. The conflict between Tigrayan forces, Ethiopia’s federal government and Eritrean troops claimed an estimated 600,000 lives, displaced millions ...

The 41-year-old veteran of the recent war in Ethiopia's Tigray region has metal shrapnel in his body that is yet to be removed, more than two years after the fighting ended. Unable to get ...

MEKELE, Ethiopia (AP) — Chandera Weldesenbet is worried about dying before he receives the help he needs. The 41-year-old veteran of the recent war in Ethiopia's Tigray region has metal shrapnel in ...