Topic - Axum

Axum or Aksum ( Ak̠sum), is a historical town in Tigray Region, Ethiopia and the site of the historic capital of the Aksumite Empire. It was a tourist town until the Tigray Conflict started in November 2020 - Source: Wikipedia

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Ethiopia now calls Axum massacre allegations ‘credible’

By CARA ANNA - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 4, 2013 file photo, the Church of St. Mary of Zion in Axum, in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. A new Amnesty International report issued Friday, Feb. 26, 2021 says soldiers from Eritrea systematically killed &quot;many hundreds&quot; of people, the large majority men, in a massacre in late November 2020 in the Ethiopian city of Axum. (AP Photo/File)

Amnesty report describes Axum massacre in Ethiopia’s Tigray

By CARA ANNA - Associated Press