Years of awareness-raising efforts had brought the region's HIV prevalence rate to 1.4%, one of the lowest in Ethiopia. After rampant sexual violence during the conflict, the figure has climbed to 3% ...

SHIRE, Ethiopia — The woman survived two brutal attacks in the dying days of the war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. First, she said, she was dragged to a military encampment and gang-raped by Eritrean ...

Religion has been a driver of violence, as demonstrated in several incidents across the country. 25 According to the ...

They also infected her with HIV ... began between Ethiopia’s government, backed by neighboring Eritrea, and Tigray fighters. Sexual violence was widespread in the two-year conflict, which ...

They also infected her with HIV ... began between Ethiopia's government, backed by neighbouring Eritrea, and Tigray fighters. Sexual violence was widespread in the two-year conflict, which ...

SHIRE, Ethiopia (AP) — The woman survived two brutal ... They also infected her with HIV. More than two years later, she can sometimes buy antiretroviral drugs by selling part of the wheat ...

pose for a photo in Shire in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, Oct. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Fred Harter) ...