1 min readBy Balaleti
Children bear brunt as fighting escalates across Ethiopia
Ten-year-old Iyerusalem is fighting to recover from devastating injuries in northern Ethiopia, where a strike on her family’s home killed her older brother and their horse and left both of her legs amputated. Her limbs rested on rolled blankets at Ayder Comprehensive Specialised Hospital in Mekelle, the capital of the northern Tigray region, as she […]

Children bear brunt as fighting escalates across Ethiopia
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- 8 words · 1 min read
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- October 16, 2026
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- Balaleti