The twinsA father has told the BBC his wife was forced to give birth to twin girls while they hid from soldiers because of the brutal conflict raging in Ethiopia's Tigray region. She died days later and the widower eventually put the twins in a basket and fled the conflict to seek refuge in neighbouring Sudan. My wife gave birth to twin girls in the bush with the help of a woman hiding with us. Pro-government forces from the neighbouring region of Amhara control towns like Mai-KadraBecause the situation was still dangerous, my neighbours went away to Sudan. Here are my twins, and I confess that they are constant reminders of my wife who died in my arms.

Source: Ethiopian News January 25, 2021 00:11 UTC