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Families fleeing the conflict in Tigray tell the BBC they have been cut off from relatives.

The government is hoping for a quick victory in Tigray but it may not be that simple.

With communications largely cut to the Tigray region, both sides in the conflict are trying to control the narrative.

Some ethnic Tigrayans complain of harassment and discrimination - an allegation the government denies.

The Somali government retrains defectors from the al-Shabab militant group as barbers, drivers, mechanics and tailors.

War veteran and ex-minister Debretsion Gebremichael now leads the struggle against the government.

Three consequences of the ongoing crisis in Tigray.

Manipulated and false images with no relation to the crisis in Ethiopia are being shared online.

A conflict in the Tigray region is threatening to destabilise East Africa. This is why.

A BBC journalist on the fears for her family in Ethiopia's Tigray region following an outbreak of fighting.

Campaigning has officially started in Uganda’s upcoming presidential elections.

Tariff negotiations are continuing but the pandemic has impacted progress of intra-African trade.

A football pitch in a village was turned into an "execution ground", reports say.

Former Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o escapes unscathed from a car crash in his homeland.

South African Patrice Motsepe, one of Africa's richest men, announces his intention to become the next president of the Confederation of African Football.

The islands have seen a sharp increase in the number of migrants from West Africa in recent months.

A reshuffle comes just days after the PM ordered a big military operation against Tigrayan forces.

Many say they look forward to working with a politician with a proven track record.

Andrew Gift believes his wife would still be alive had she followed the doctor's advice.

The former prime minister had declared a parallel government after boycotting last month's election.