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World Service,4 mins

Ethiopia conflict: 'The people of Tigray are dying' says TPLF

Focus on Africa

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Fighting is still raging in Ethiopia's Tigray province as a threat hangs over the regional capital, Mekelle. The military in Addis Ababa has said they will use artillery fire and show no mercy. There are usually half a million residents, but tens of thousands have already fled, many to Sudan. Fears abound for the fate of hundreds of thousands of civilians who remain. Focus on Africa’s Bola Mosuro has been speaking to Tessema Fesseha Asghedom is a former Ethiopian Ambassador to Germany and senior diplomat who is now advising the TPLF. (Photo: Thousands have fled from Tigray region into neighbouring Sudan. Credit: Reuters)

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