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The Mai Kadra massacre was a massacre and ethnic cleansing carried out during the Tigray War on 9–10 November 2020 in the town of Mai Kadra in Welkait (a disputed area between the Amhara and Tigray Regions) in northwestern Ethiopia, near the Sudanese border. [11] Responsibility was attributed to a pro-TPLF youth group and forces loyal to the ...
Humera massacre (2020) The Humera massacre was an ethnic mass murder event carried out in November 2020 in the town of Humera (Tigrinya: ሑሞራ) in the Tigray Region of northwestern Ethiopia, next to the Sudanese border. The massacre took place during an armed conflict between the regional government of Tigray and the federal government of ...
1 July – 166 people are killed in protests after the death of Ethiopian singer Hachalu Hundessa. [12] 29 August – 2020 Ethiopian general election [13][14][15] 4 September – Elections are announced for 8 September in Tigray Region. [16] 7 September – Journalists are banned from observing the elections in Tigray.
The World Bank strongly disputes that its money supported the mass evictions in western Ethiopia. Even as Anuak refugees and human rights groups have publicly charged that World Bank money has been used to bankroll brutal evictions, the bank has continued to send hundreds of millions of dollars into the same health and education program.
Disasters and accidents 2020 Atlantic hurricane season Hurricane Eta makes landfall as a tropical storm near Cedar Key, Florida. (ABC News) European migrant crisis The International Organisation for Migration says at least 74 people have died after their boat, which was carrying more than 120 people, capsized off the coast of Libya. The Libyan Coast Guard has rescued 47 survivors. (BBC News ...
This category contains events in December 2020 in Ethiopia. Months 2020 events in Ethiopia. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May.
Locations of conflicts worldwide in 2020. Major wars, 10,000+ deaths in 2020. Wars, 1,000–9,999 deaths in 2020. Minor conflict, 100–999 deaths in 2020. Skirmishes and clashes, fewer than 100 deaths in 2020. ← 2019 2023 →. The following is a list of armed conflicts with victims in 2020. Conflict-related fatalities in the world's 17 ...
Current events/2020 December 8. December 8, 2020 (Tuesday) Ethiopian National Defense Force troops open fire on United Nations staffers who were trying to reach areas where "they were not supposed to go" near Sheraro in the Tigray Region, according to senior Ethiopian government official Redwan Hussein. There are no reported casualties.