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Waa kuma madaxweynaha cusub ee dawlad-goboleedka Tigray • Apr. 8, 2025, 7:04 AM ET (BBC)
Tigrayan survivors seek justice in German courts • Apr. 1, 2025, 12:20 AM ET (Deutsche Welle)
Getachew Reda: Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed to replace Tigray president amid fears of war • Mar. 26, 2025, 7:20 AM ET (BBC)
Power struggle leads to coup in Tigray as war looms between Ethiopia and Eritrea • Mar. 22, 2025, 6:04 AM ET (The Guardian)

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