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Jul 25, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Peter Mwai |Girmay Gebru |Merlyn Thomas
A humanitarian crisis is unfolding in the north of Ethiopia, driven by drought, crop failure and continued insecurity in the aftermath of a brutal war. With local officials warning that more than two million people are now at risk of starvation, the BBC has gained exclusive access to some of the worst affected areas in Tigray province, and analysed satellite imagery to reveal the full scale of the emergency the region now faces.
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Dec 1, 2023 | 
msn.com | Girmay Gebru
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Dec 1, 2023 | 
news.nestia.com | Girmay Gebru
By Girmay Gebru BBC Tigrinya, Aksum As many as half a million people have descended on Ethiopia's sacred city of Aksum, according to its mayor, for a religious festival taking place for the first time since the civil war in the northern region of Tigray ended. ……
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Aug 18, 2023 | 
1africafocus.com | Girmay Gebru |Mercy Juma
By Girmay Gebru in Mekelle & Mercy Juma in NairobiBBC NewsAt least 1,400 people have starved to death in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray since food aid was suspended because it was being stolen, an official has said. The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) and the US’s leading aid agency halted food aid to Tigray about four months ago. A subsequent investigation by Tigrayan authorities found that almost 500 people were involved in the theft, the official told the BBC.
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Aug 18, 2023 | 
1africafocus.com | Girmay Gebru |Mercy Juma
By Girmay Gebru in Mekelle & Mercy Juma in NairobiBBC NewsAt least 1,400 people have starved to death in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray since food aid was suspended because it was being stolen, an official has said. The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) and the US’s leading aid agency halted food aid to Tigray about four months ago. A subsequent investigation by Tigrayan authorities found that almost 500 people were involved in the theft, the official told the BBC.
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Aug 18, 2023 | 
bbc.co.uk | Mercy Juma |Girmay Gebru
By Girmay Gebru in Mekelle & Mercy Juma in NairobiBBC NewsAt least 1,400 people have starved to death in Ethiopia's northern Tigray since food aid was suspended because it was being stolen, an official has said. The UN's World Food Programme (WFP) and the US's leading aid agency halted food aid to Tigray about four months ago. A subsequent investigation by Tigrayan authorities found that almost 500 people were involved in the theft, the official told the BBC.
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Aug 18, 2023 | 
bbc.co.uk | Celestine Karoney |Girmay Gebru |Mercy Juma
Courtesy of the artistCopyright: Courtesy of the artistTunisian rapper FBK is first andforemost a writer, who started writing poetry at about the same time shebegan rapping:Quote Message: I remember it was during Eid al-Adha. I was impressed by the sight of a sheep being sacrificed. I was sitting on a chair, saying poetic lines about it. I kept adding lines until I found myself writing a whole poem. I remember it was during Eid al-Adha. I was impressed by the sight of a sheep being sacrificed.
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Aug 2, 2023 | 
bbc.com | Celestine Karoney |Girmay Gebru |Mercy Juma
Kenyan President William Ruto is hosting next month's summitImage caption: Kenyan President William Ruto is hosting next month's summitAn upcoming African climatechange summit to be hosted by Kenyan President William Ruto has not been“hijacked by foreign interests”, his office has told the BBC. The African Climate Summit, whichwill take place in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, from 4-6 September featuresspeakers from Kenya’s government, the African Union and United Nations.
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Aug 2, 2023 | 
bbc.com | Celestine Karoney |Girmay Gebru |Mercy Juma
Two Nigerian brothers on Thursday pleaded not guilty tocharges relating to operating an international sexual extortion racket that pushed a17-year-old boy in Michigan, US, to take his life. Samuel Ogoshi, 22, and Samson Ogoshi, 20, were extradited to the US on 13 August. Joint investigations by the FBI and the Nigerian Economicand Financial Crimes Commission implicated them in the sextortion ringthat targeted more than 100 minors and adults.
