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WHO chief says his uncle was 'murdered' in Tigray

2022-12-14T21:53:41.478Z


WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday December 14 that his uncle had been "murdered" by troops...


WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus claimed on Wednesday (December 14th) that his uncle had been "

murdered

" by Eritrean troops in Ethiopia's Tigray region, where a peace deal was signed to end a war bloody.

Dr Tedros, from Tigray, revealed at the end of a press conference with the UN Correspondents' Association that he was about to cancel the meeting "

because it was a difficult time for me

”.

I learned that my uncle had been assassinated by the Eritrean army

,” he told reporters.

I spoke to my mum and she was really devastated, because he was the youngest in their family and he was almost the same age as me

,” he continued.

"

So I was not in good shape

."

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He was not alone.

In the village, when they killed him in his home, more than fifty people in the same village were killed.

Arbitrarily

,” he said.

"

I hope the peace agreement will hold and this madness will stop

," added the 57-year-old head of the World Health Organization (WHO).

Fights started in 2020

The fighting began in November 2020, when Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed sent the federal army to arrest the leaders of this northern region of the country who had challenged his authority for months and whom he accused of attacking military bases. federal.

The Ethiopian government and the rebels of Tigray signed an agreement on 2 November in Pretoria providing in particular for a cessation of hostilities, the withdrawal and disarmament of Tigray forces, the restoration of federal authority in Tigray and the reopening of access to this region. plunged into a catastrophic humanitarian situation.

However, this agreement does not mention the presence in Tigray of the Eritrean army, which has provided decisive assistance to the Ethiopian troops, nor of its possible withdrawal.

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The results of this conflict punctuated by abuses, which took place largely behind closed doors, are unknown.

The International Crisis Group think tank and the NGO Amnesty International describe it as “

one of the deadliest in the world

”.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who headed the Tigray Regional Health Office before becoming Ethiopia's health minister from 2005 to 2012, has repeatedly called for peace and unhindered humanitarian access to Tigray.

At a press conference on December 2, he expressed concern about areas still under the control of Eritrean troops.

Source: lefigaro

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