Ethiopia - August 2022

The military conflict between the federal government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front resumed at full scale, bringing an end to a five-month humanitarian ceasefire. Between the resumption of hostilities on 24 August and the end of the month, civilian deaths have been reported to have resulted from two air strikes on Mekelle, the capital of Tigray province. The World Food Programme stated that the fighting has cut off the access it had to Tigray during the humanitarian ceasefire and that this will push those in the region further into hunger. Academics have estimated that 500,000 Tigrayans have died of hunger and related causes since the start of the conflict in November 2020.

Sources: British Broadcasting Corporation, Addis Standard (1) United Nations Children's Fund, Addis Standard (2)