This story contains graphic imagery of injury and death.Dawit was watching television at a relative's one-room apartment in Axum, a historic city in Ethiopia's war-torn, northern Tigray region, in early March when a news bulletin flashed up on the screen. Graphic, unverified footage had surfaced of a mass killing near Dawit's hometown of Mahibere Dego, in a mountainous area of central Tigray. In the shaky video Ethiopian soldiers appeared to round up a group of young, unarmed men on a wind-swept, dusty ledge before shooting them at point-blank range -- picking them up by an arm or a leg and...…This story contains graphic imagery of injury and death.Dawit was watching television at a relative's one-room apartment in Axum, a historic city in Ethiopia's war-torn, northern Tigray region, in early March when a news bulletin flashed up on the screen. Graphic, unverified footage had surfaced of a mass killing near Dawit's hometown of Mahibere Dego, in a mountainous area of central Tigray. In the shaky video Ethiopian soldiers appeared to round up a group of young, unarmed men on a wind-swept, dusty ledge before shooting them at point-blank range -- picking them up by an arm or a leg and...WW…

(CNN)Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Tuesday that his government would hold accountable any soldier found responsible for rape or looting in the country's conflict region of Tigray, just days after against women."Reports indicate that atrocities have been committed in Tigray region," Abiy wrote in a post on his Twitter account. "Regardless of the TPLF propaganda of exaggeration, any soldier responsible for raping our women & looting communities in the region will be held accountable as their mission is to protect," he said, referring to the Tigray People's Liberation Front, the...…(CNN)Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Tuesday that his government would hold accountable any soldier found responsible for rape or looting in the country's conflict region of Tigray, just days after against women."Reports indicate that atrocities have been committed in Tigray region," Abiy wrote in a post on his Twitter account. "Regardless of the TPLF propaganda of exaggeration, any soldier responsible for raping our women & looting communities in the region will be held accountable as their mission is to protect," he said, referring to the Tigray People's Liberation Front, the...WW…

Hamdayet, Sudan -- More evidence of sexual violence being used as a deliberate weapon of war is emerging from , where an armed conflict has been raging for months.Women are being gang-raped, drugged and held hostage, according to medical records and testimonies from survivors shared with CNN. In one case a woman's vagina was stuffed with stones, nails and plastic, according to a video seen by CNN and testimony from one of the doctors who treated her. CNN has spoken with nine doctors in Ethiopia and one in a Sudanese refugee camp who say they've seen an alarming increase in sexual assault...…Hamdayet, Sudan -- More evidence of sexual violence being used as a deliberate weapon of war is emerging from , where an armed conflict has been raging for months.Women are being gang-raped, drugged and held hostage, according to medical records and testimonies from survivors shared with CNN. In one case a woman's vagina was stuffed with stones, nails and plastic, according to a video seen by CNN and testimony from one of the doctors who treated her. CNN has spoken with nine doctors in Ethiopia and one in a Sudanese refugee camp who say they've seen an alarming increase in sexual assault...WW…

Hamdayet, Sudan -- More evidence of sexual violence being used as a deliberate weapon of war is emerging from , where an armed conflict has been raging for months.Women are being gang-raped, drugged and held hostage, according to medical records and testimonies from survivors shared with CNN. In one case a woman's vagina was stuffed with stones, nails and plastic, according to a video seen by CNN and testimony from one of the doctors who treated her. CNN has spoken with nine doctors in Ethiopia and one in a Sudanese refugee camp who say they've seen an alarming increase in sexual assault...…Hamdayet, Sudan -- More evidence of sexual violence being used as a deliberate weapon of war is emerging from , where an armed conflict has been raging for months.Women are being gang-raped, drugged and held hostage, according to medical records and testimonies from survivors shared with CNN. In one case a woman's vagina was stuffed with stones, nails and plastic, according to a video seen by CNN and testimony from one of the doctors who treated her. CNN has spoken with nine doctors in Ethiopia and one in a Sudanese refugee camp who say they've seen an alarming increase in sexual assault...WW…

By , andLink Copied!Ad FeedbackTanzanian Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan was sworn in Friday as the country’s first female president, two days after the death of , one of Africa’s most prominent Covid-19 skeptics, was announced.Hassan took the oath at the statehouse in the city of Dar es Salaam in a televised ceremony on state TV. Few in the full room were wearing face coverings.In an address shortly after she was sworn in, Hassan said Magufuli’s body would be moved to several locations around the country over the next few days for private and public farewell events.He will then be laid...…By , andLink Copied!Ad FeedbackTanzanian Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan was sworn in Friday as the country’s first female president, two days after the death of , one of Africa’s most prominent Covid-19 skeptics, was announced.Hassan took the oath at the statehouse in the city of Dar es Salaam in a televised ceremony on state TV. Few in the full room were wearing face coverings.In an address shortly after she was sworn in, Hassan said Magufuli’s body would be moved to several locations around the country over the next few days for private and public farewell events.He will then be laid...WW…

By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Tanzania’s President has died at a hospital in Dar es Salaam, the country’s vice president announced in a televised address on Wednesday. He was 61.“President John Magufuli died of a heart ailment that he has battled for over 10 years,” Samia Suluhu Hassan said.She added that the president had been receiving treatment at Mzena hospital since Sunday, and announced 14 days of national mourning.Hassan is now the acting president of Tanzania. While a date for her swearing-in has not yet been announced, she will be Tanzania’s first female...…By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Tanzania’s President has died at a hospital in Dar es Salaam, the country’s vice president announced in a televised address on Wednesday. He was 61.“President John Magufuli died of a heart ailment that he has battled for over 10 years,” Samia Suluhu Hassan said.She added that the president had been receiving treatment at Mzena hospital since Sunday, and announced 14 days of national mourning.Hassan is now the acting president of Tanzania. While a date for her swearing-in has not yet been announced, she will be Tanzania’s first female...WW…

All of the witnesses to this massacre have been given pseudonyms at their request due to fears of retribution.Abraham began burying the bodies in the morning and didn't stop until nightfall. The corpses, some dressed in white church robes drenched in blood, were scattered in arid fields, scrubby farmlands and a dry riverbed. Others had been shot on their doorsteps with their hands bound with belts. Among the dead were priests, old men, women, entire families and a group of more than 20 Sunday school children, some as young as 14, according to eyewitnesses, parents and their teacher. Abraham...…All of the witnesses to this massacre have been given pseudonyms at their request due to fears of retribution.Abraham began burying the bodies in the morning and didn't stop until nightfall. The corpses, some dressed in white church robes drenched in blood, were scattered in arid fields, scrubby farmlands and a dry riverbed. Others had been shot on their doorsteps with their hands bound with belts. Among the dead were priests, old men, women, entire families and a group of more than 20 Sunday school children, some as young as 14, according to eyewitnesses, parents and their teacher. Abraham...WW…

By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) have taken control of Mekelle, the capital of Tigray region, according from Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.The city was under fierce bombardment earlier on Saturday, a humanitarian source on the ground and eyewitnesses who have fled the city told CNN.The government’s military operations have now ceased in the region, he said in a .Federal police will continue working to round up members of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). Thousands of Northern Command officers held by the TPLF have now been...…By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) have taken control of Mekelle, the capital of Tigray region, according from Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.The city was under fierce bombardment earlier on Saturday, a humanitarian source on the ground and eyewitnesses who have fled the city told CNN.The government’s military operations have now ceased in the region, he said in a .Federal police will continue working to round up members of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). Thousands of Northern Command officers held by the TPLF have now been...WW…

By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) have taken control of Mekelle, the capital of Tigray region, according from Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.The city was under fierce bombardment earlier on Saturday, a humanitarian source on the ground and eyewitnesses who have fled the city told CNN.The government’s military operations have now ceased in the region, he said in a .Federal police will continue working to round up members of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). Thousands of Northern Command officers held by the TPLF have now been...…By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) have taken control of Mekelle, the capital of Tigray region, according from Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.The city was under fierce bombardment earlier on Saturday, a humanitarian source on the ground and eyewitnesses who have fled the city told CNN.The government’s military operations have now ceased in the region, he said in a .Federal police will continue working to round up members of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). Thousands of Northern Command officers held by the TPLF have now been...WW…

By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad FeedbackAt least 600 civilians were killed during an attack in northern Ethiopia in early November because of their ethnicity, a state-appointed human rights commission said Tuesday.In its preliminary report into the November 9 massacre at Mai-Kadra, a town in the Tigray region, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said an informal group of Tigrayan youths, aided by local officials and police, “carried out door-to-door” raids, killing hundreds they identified as ethnic “Amharas and Wolkait.”The EHRC, which describes itself as an “independent national”...…By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad FeedbackAt least 600 civilians were killed during an attack in northern Ethiopia in early November because of their ethnicity, a state-appointed human rights commission said Tuesday.In its preliminary report into the November 9 massacre at Mai-Kadra, a town in the Tigray region, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said an informal group of Tigrayan youths, aided by local officials and police, “carried out door-to-door” raids, killing hundreds they identified as ethnic “Amharas and Wolkait.”The EHRC, which describes itself as an “independent national”...WW…