The Church of St. Mary of Zion, the country’s most sacred Ethiopian Orthodox church, is seen in Axum, in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, November 2013. Witnesses, including the church’s deacon, have ...

He now resides in a temporary shelter in Abiye Adi, located 100 kilometers (60 miles) from Mekelle, the capital of Tigray, along with thousands of other displaced people, and describes his life as ...

I walked until my legs were injured and bleeding. I thank God that we are safe here and we have something to eat.” – Gannite, Ethiopian refugee woman who fled into Sudan from clashes in the Tigray ...

royal tombs and a church which is believed by some to house the Ark of the Covenant. 3. Most people in Tigray are Ethiopian Orthodox Christians. The region's Christian roots stretch back 1,600 years.

The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) has stated that "the foremost choice of the people of Tigray and its leadership is peace," following Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's call for Tigrayan ...