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The EHRC say Eritrean soldiers killed civilians in Tigray
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission says Eritrean soldiers killed civilians in Tigray
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The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission’s investigation followed reports of a massacre over two days in November in the city of Aksum, which is considered sacred by Ethiopia's Orthodox Christians.
In Sierra Leone, the government has announced that a year-long state of emergency imposed because of Covid-19 has come to an end and will not be renewed. As a result the curfew the country has been under has been lifted.
And, we hear about a new initiative that is trying to provide a safe taxi service for women and girls.
(Image: Aksum. Credit: Getty Images)
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