.> 0ur africa editor, will ross reports.oss reports. some of the weapons ethiopia's military is using in its fight against regional troops in tigray. both sides have been talking of success, but with all communication to the region switched off, we just don't know the true picture on the ground. the military says it's seized several towns in northern tigray, and is now turning its attention to the regional capital, mek‘ele. it talks of surrounding the city with tanks and using artillery. there was a chilling message for the more than half a million people living there. we want to send a message to the public in mek‘ele to save themselves from any artillery attacks and free themselves from the junta. after that, there will be no mercy. the tigrayan leadership has downplayed reports of gains by the ethiopian army. it says its troops will fight hard to stop these government soldiers advancing. more than 30,000 people have already fled the fighting and have crossed here into sudan. a country which has been going through its own

ros: our africa editor is covering the crisis from somaa.ere is her is on what support the tplf has outside of its own region of tigray. >> there may not be sympathizers for the two grayan -- tigrayans because they held onto power for so long. they seem to have a very authoritarian form of government. you do have other ethnic groups in ethiopia at the moment who are also full mentoring their own conflicts against each other. the federal forces are involved in a numberf offenses against these other ethnic groups elsewhere in ethiopia. although the eyes of the world are on tigray, large other parti of ethare actually undergoing serious unreshrthat not onlytens that vast country of 110 million, but could unstable the africa region. ros: next, we turn to argentina. thousands have been paying their respects to diego maradona. in the past hour, things have turned violent. let me sw you the pictures from buenos aires. using waterbeen cannons, tear gas, rubberpe bullets torse a huge crowd. they o gathered for the wakefra diego dona, but police are h

between the central government and regional leaders that's forced thousands from their homes. 0ur africa editor against regional troops in tigray. both sides have been talking of success, but with all communication to the region switched off, we just don't know the true picture on the ground. the military says it's seized several towns in northern tigray, and is now turning its attention to the regional capital, mek‘ele. it talks of surrounding the city with tanks and using artillery. there was a chilling message for the more than half a million people living there. translation: we want to send a message to the public in mek‘ele to save themselves from any artillery attacks and free themselves from the junta. after that, there will be no mercy. the tigrayan leadership has downplayed reports of gains by the ethiopian army. it says its troops will fight hard to stop these government soldiers advancing. more than 30,000 people have already fled the fighting and have crossed here into sudan. a country which has been going through its own political and economic troubles. in an effort to stop the cri

the bbc‘s africa editor mary harper is covering the crisis from neighboring somalia.plf has outside of tigray. might not be sympathizers for the tigrayans because they did hold onto power, even though they only make up about 6% of the population, they held on to power for so long. and were seen to have a very authoritarian form of government. but you do have other ethnic groups in ethiopia at the moment who are also fomenting their own conflicts against each other. and abiy ahmed's armed federal forces are involved in a number of offensives against these other ethnic groups elsewhere in ethiopia. so even though the eyes of the world are on tigray at the moment, it mustn't be forgotten that large other parts of ethiopia are actually undergoing serious unrest that not only threatens that vast country of 110 million, but the whole rather unstable horn of africa region. if we go back to william from the international crisis group, what have you made of the african union and the united nations to exert pressure on the ethiopian government to possess conflict. the ethiopian

our africa regional editor, will ross, reports.g from war, these ethiopians are making the difficultjourney across the border into sudan after fleeing the fighting in the tigray region. they were stuck between the opposing forces and fearing for their lives abandoned their homes and a hurry. the un says thousands of refugees have made it to this very remote area of sudan where the conditions are tough. as the fighting intensifies, camps are springing up for displaced civilians. they spoke of the dangers that forced them to flee. in the chaos, many have been separated from their family members. translation: i went out with my father, my mother, and my child with only what we war and now we have no money or anything. we fled from death. translation: forces entered burned our homes and killed people. they left nothing. we fled to sudan. translation: this is a conflict between ethiopia's army and fighters who are loyal to the politicians in charge of the country's tigray region. the government says the fighting was triggered by an atta

leaders in tigray have accused eritrea of siding with ethiopia. 0ur africa regional editor, will rossn their thousands. they've been forced to abandon their homes in ethiopia as the fighting intensifies. these are arduous journeys for young and old. many have witnessed appalling violence. translation: there is no food, there is looting. we lost our belongings, i lost my siblings. we came to sudan on foot and my children are not eating. translation: we have pregnant sisters on the streets. the militia chased us to the border. there's looting and stealing and killing, like in rwanda. 0n the streets, people haven't eaten for three or four days. i don't know where my kids are. it's hard for aid agencies to get help to this remote area of sudan, and if the number of refugees rises sharply, they'll struggle to cope. we are starting to provide assistance services, we are working with various agencies and you can see some start of an assistance provision, but much more needs to be done. ethiopia's military has been fighting troops loyal to the politicians running the country's northern tigray

our africa regional editor, will ross, reports.he fighting intensifies. these are arduous journeys for young and old. many have witnessed appalling violence. translation: there is no food, there is looting. we lost our belongings, i lost my siblings. we came to sudan on foot and my children are not eating. translation: we have pregnant sisters on the streets. the militia chased us to the border. there's looting and stealing and killing, like in rwanda. on the streets, people haven't eaten for three or four days. i don't know where my kids. it‘s hard for aid agencies to get help to this remote area of sudan, and if the number of refugees rises sharply, they‘ll struggle to cope. we are starting to provide assistance services, we are working with various agencies and you can see some start of an assistance provision, but much more needs to be done. ethiopia‘s military has been fighting troops loyal to the politicians running the country‘s northern tigray region, the tplf party, which for years was the dominant political force in ethio

editor. a year—long investigation in kenya by bbc africa eye has uncovered horrifying evidence of babies beingonceive themselves. those responsible are preying on the country's most vulnerable, taking babies from the streets and even from hospitals. our correspondent njeri mwangi has been talking to some of those affected in nairobi. thousands of children live on the streets of nairobi. they have become prime targets for child traffickers. we've been approached by an informant who claims to know an active child trafficker called anita, targeting homeless mothers. at great risk, our informant agrees to go undercover and agreed to meet her. to her horror, she finds that annita has just stolen a baby. anita claims she has a buyer lined up who is prepared to pay around £350. in a desperate attempt to stop her from selling the child, our informant tells her she knows a buyer who is willing to pay over £550. a child's life is in immediate danger, so we reported the case to the police, who agreed to try to arrest anita. but she never returns with a baby. we heard she sold the child to a higher bidder

directly affect africa we do care because if america sneezes we get the flu and so that's why we are still prudent trying to find out what goes on after today ok and then doing guardian news editor on political commentator thank you. let's now take a look at some other stories making news across the continent funerals have been held for 7 children who were killed in a school in cameroon last week authorities believe the massacre in the south western city of was carried out by separatist militants hundreds turned out to the victims in the last 2 weeks and identified gunmen have carried out 5 schools in the english speaking regions. has been sworn in for a 2nd 5 years doesn't he as president after last week's disputed election the integrations are going into place ahmed tight security with leading opposition figures are rested on charges of unlawful assembly if you can prime minister. to continue his military offensive in the region despite international calls for restraint there were reports of shelling in the state on thursday morning on tuesday ordered troops to confront rebel forces who he said military base in the city of mckayla the un has called for calm the secretary gener