The head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday that Eritrean troops “murdered” his uncle in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. The WHO director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, a former Ethiopian minister who comes from Tigray, has previously been a vocal critic of Ethiopia’s role in the conflict that has killed tens of thousands and displaced millions. The Eritrean information minister, Yemane Gebremeskel, did not respond to requests for comment on the allegations. The Ethiopian government and regional forces from Tigray agreed in November to cease hostilities in a major breakthrough. Asked for details of the incident on the sidelines of the event, Tedros said his younger uncle, with whom he grew up, had been killed by Eritrean soldiers in a village in Tigray.

Source: Ethiopian News December 14, 2022 20:06 UTC