Places in News: Tigray Region

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Nearly 400 Ethiopians in the Tigray Region have died of starvation recently.

Dual Crisis in Ethiopia: Drought and Conflict

  • Millions of people in Ethiopia’s Tigray and Amhara regions are gripped by drought. 
  • They need humanitarian food aid due to drought, conflict and a tanking economy. 
  • They are still reeling from a devastating civil war that officially ended 14 months ago.

Tigray Region

About Tigray Region 

  • Tigray, Renowned for its mountainous landscapes, is in northern Ethiopia.
  • It has historically used its terrain to defend against invaders, including the Greeks, Turks, and Italians. 
  • Ethnicity: Tigrayan, Irob, and Kunama peoples.
  • Mekelle serves as both the capital and the largest city of Tigray. 
  • Bordering Area: Tigray shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Sudan to the west, the Amhara Region to the south, and the Afar Region to the east and southeast.

Tigray Conflict

  • Tigray, home to 5.5 million people, was the centre of a devastating two-year civil war that killed hundreds of thousands and split into neighbouring regions.
  • In November 2022, Ethiopia’s federal government and the rebellious authorities of Tigray agreed to a ceasefire.

Prelims Facts

  • Horn of Africa: SEED ( Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti) countries.
    • Bounded by the Red Sea & Gulf of Aden.
  • The largest lake in Ethiopia is Lake Tana, which is the source of the Blue Nile river.
  • Tigray and Amhara regions in Ethiopia.
  • HQs of the African Union is in Addis Ababa.

News Source: The New Indian Express

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