Ethiopian refugees fill bottles and containers with water at Um Raquba camp in Sudan's eastern Gedaref province on Saturday. Photo: AFP Ethiopian refugees fill bottles and containers with water at Um Raquba camp in Sudan's eastern Gedaref province on Saturday. Photo: AFP
Ethiopian refugees fill bottles and containers with water at Um Raquba camp in Sudan's eastern Gedaref province on Saturday. Photo: AFP

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Ethiopia says its military now controls the Tigray capital of Mekele, warning residents there will ‘be no mercy’

  • Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said: ‘We have entered Mekele without innocent civilians being targets’
  • With transport links cut, food and other supplies are running out in Tigray and the United Nations has asked for immediate access for aid

Topic |   Africa
Associated Press
Associated Press

Updated: 10:11pm, 29 Nov, 2020

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Ethiopian refugees fill bottles and containers with water at Um Raquba camp in Sudan's eastern Gedaref province on Saturday. Photo: AFP Ethiopian refugees fill bottles and containers with water at Um Raquba camp in Sudan's eastern Gedaref province on Saturday. Photo: AFP
Ethiopian refugees fill bottles and containers with water at Um Raquba camp in Sudan's eastern Gedaref province on Saturday. Photo: AFP
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