The forces in control of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region say they will free 4,208 prisoners of war, including 401 women – some of whom have recently given birth. A Tigray official told Voice of America radio that the prisoners would be driven to the borders of Tigray and handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). But Alyona Synenko, the ICRC’s regional spokesperson for Africa, has told the BBC that the organisation is not involved in the process. Thousands of people - if not tens of thousands - including civilians are believed to have been killed since the war started in November 2020. Tigrayan forces say they have thousands of prisoners of war in their custody.

Source: Ethiopian News May 20, 2022 13:29 UTC