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UN emergency relief coordinator on situation in Tigray region
The UN's emergency relief coordinator calls for a humanitarian ceasefire in Tigray.
The UN's emergency relief coordinator calls for a humanitarian ceasefire in Ethiopia's restive Tigray region.
Plus, allegations of a planned internet blackout on election day next week in Zambia.
(Image: UN Under-Secretary-General for humanitarian affairs, Martin Griffiths, addresses a news conference on the humanitarian crisis in Tigray after visiting the region. Credit: REUTERS)
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