Kenyan gay rights activist Edwin Kiprotich Kiptoo, who was known as Chiloba, died due to suffocation caused by stuffing of pieces of cloth in his mou
Kenyan gay rights activist Edwin Kiprotich Kiptoo, who was known as Chiloba, died due to suffocation caused by stuffing of pieces of cloth in his mouth and nose, the government’s chief pathologist has told a media briefing.
“He died from asphyxia which is caused by smothering,” Johansen Oduor said.
Tigrayan forces advanced towards the federal capital, Addis Ababa, in 2021, but were pushed back.
TPLF spokesman Getachew Reda said he hoped that the handover of weapons would “go a long way in expediting the full implementation of the agreement”.
Armoured tanks, rockets and mortars were among the weapons transferred to the federal army on Tuesday, the Ethiopian military’s Lt-Col Aleme Tadele was quoted by local media as saying.
A team of AU monitors confirmed that weapons had been given up, suggesting that the peace deal is sticking,
Basic services, like electricity and banking, are slowly resuming in Tigray after being cut off during the conflict.
A major sticking point is the presence of Eritrean troops in the area, as well as forces from Ethiopia’s Amhara region.
They intervened in the conflict on the side of the federal government, and the TPLF is demanding their withdrawal.
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