Soldiers and police in the northern Ethiopian city of Mekelle have expressed concerns about insecurity, with one saying women were raped this week, after the city fell to federal forces during a war late last year. At Friday`s meeting in Mekelle broadcast on ETV, a state TV channel, an unidentified man in Ethiopian military uniform spoke of repeated abuses against women. Why does a woman get raped in Mekelle city? "But women were raped yesterday and today when the local police and federal police are around. Fighting is continuing in some parts and more than 2 million people need aid, the United Nations said this week.

Source: Ethiopian News January 09, 2021 14:03 UTC