HAMDAYET, SUDAN - The young coffee seller said she was split from family and friends by an Ethiopian soldier at the Tekeze River, taken down a path, and given a harrowing choice. "The soldier ... forced a gun on her and raped her," Tewadrous, who was volunteering with the Sudanese Red Crescent, said the woman told him. Five aid workers for international and Ethiopian aid groups said they had received multiple similar reports of abuse in Tigray. Media have been largely banned from Tigray, aid agencies have struggled for access, and communications were down for weeks. 'Why is a woman raped?'

Source: Ethiopian News January 22, 2021 21:33 UTC