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The Tigray People’s Liberation Front demands a full withdrawal of Eritrean troops and Ethiopia’s Amhara state fighters.
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Government denies accusation it is ‘using hunger as weapon of war’ during the conflict that started last November.
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By allowing much-needed aid to reach starving Tigrayans, the Ethiopian PM may prevent his country’s disintegration.
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