Tigray rebel groups ‘forcibly recruiting boys as young as 15’ as fighting spreads
Renewed conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region has led to reports of forced recruitment of boys as young as 15 by a new alliance of armed groups. The fighting follows the collapse of the 2022 Pretoria peace agreement.
Why it matters
The resurgence of violence and the use of child soldiers represent a severe humanitarian crisis and a breakdown of regional stability in the Horn of Africa.
A Tigray People's Liberation Front fighter poses in Mekele, Tigray’s capital, in the 2020-22 war. The TPLF is now allied to Eritrean forces and Amhara militias it fought then. Photograph: AFP A Tigray People's Liberation Front fighter poses in Mekele, Tigray’s capital, in the 2020-22 war. The TPLF is now allied to Eritrean forces and Amhara militias it fought then. Photograph: AFP Global development Tigray rebel groups ‘forcibly recruiting boys as young as 15’ as fighting spreads Civilians try to flee as men and boys rounded up on streets by new alliance as Ethiopia conflict erupts again
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