Map of disputed lands in west Tigray SHIRE, Ethiopia, March 29 (Reuters) - The dusty buses keep coming, dozens a day, mattresses, chairs and baskets piled on top.

In the walls of Bet Hinsets prison in Humera, close to Ethiopia’s border with both Sudan and Eritrea (see map), burns appeared on ground identified precisely by many former inmates as a mass grave.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who was born in Tigray, said Eritrean forces had killed his uncle and more than 50 others in the region, which has been devastated by civil war.

NAIROBI, Kenya — Top military commanders from Ethiopia and its embattled Tigray region have agreed to allow unhindered humanitarian access to the region and form a joint disarmament committee ...

Following conflict that ended in Tigray, Ethiopia, in November, hunger has become the leading cause of death in the region. Researchers said they verified 1,329 deaths from starvation.

Northern Ethiopia's Tigray region was one of the world's worst humanitarian crises in 2021 and 2022. It has since been crowded out of the headlines, but the situation remains dire.

Food assistance to northern Ethiopia's Tigray region has been suspended by the United States. The European Union announced they would also be suspending food assistance to the region.

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: It has been four months since the Ethiopian government signed a peace deal with rebels from the country's northern Tigray region after two years of a brutal civil war.

NAIROBI, Kenya — Life for civilians in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region has become “extremely alarming” as hunger grows and fighting remains an obstacle to reaching millions of people ...

Tigray map – Ethiopia [Al Jazeera] Some experts have compared the confrontation with an inter-state war, with two large and well-trained forces showing little sign of backing down.