Last year, it looked like tha t p l f going to storm the capital, adisaba. Since then, it suffered setbacks on the battlefield and has called openly and repeatedly for negotiations. Tens of thousand are crossing into the neighboring amhara region to escape the us. Officials i spoke to told me they were seeing around 700 people a day fleeing from tegrayn to amhara. Sa, hundred and 20 thousand in total.
A ceasefire agreed weeks ago should have mitigated the suffering of starving Ethiopians caught up in war; we ask why so little aid has got through. Rebuilding Ukraine’s infrastructure and economy will require staggering sums—and a vast, international plan of action. And South Africa’s lockdown-era alcohol bans had a curious knock-on effect: crippling shortages of a beloved yeasty goo.
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