Ethiopia’s Agony: ‘I Have Never Seen This Kind of Cruelty in My Life’

Ethiopia’s Agony: ‘I Have Never Seen This Kind of Cruelty in My Life’

Source: New York Times A rare look inside a region still reckoning with the toll of war crimes, even as new conflicts roil the nation. From left, Mekdes, 21, and Tihune, 22, are members of Fano, which is fighting against the central government, in Amhara. Mekdes, who joined more than a year ago, said her family supported her decision.Credit…Malin Fezehai for The New York Times By Alexis Okeowo Alexis Okeowo spent almost two weeks in Ethiopia fo…

Civil War Never Ended in Ethiopia: I Have Never Seen this Kind of Cruelty in My Life’

The Habesha By Alexis Okeowo NY Times Dec. 5, 2024 A rare look inside a region still reckoning with the toll of war crimes, even as new conflicts roil the nation. Alexis Okeowo spent almost two weeks in Ethiopia for this article, visiting Amhara, Tigray and other areas with limited access to foreign journalists. Before war broke out in Ethiopia, in late 2020, Mehari could take the bus home from her work as a doctor at a public hospital in Axum, …