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Adwa

American  
[ad-wuh, ahd-] / ˈæd wə, ˈɑd- /

noun

  1. a town in N Ethiopia, in the Tigray region.


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Hemedti's unit was among them, with a report by African Union peacekeepers saying it attacked and destroyed the village of Adwa in November 2004, killing 126 people, including 36 children.

From BBC

Nigsti Gidey was five months pregnant when her husband was killed by an explosion earlier this year in Newi district, near Adwa.

From BBC

Efforts have been made to collect unexploded weapons - like in Gorero, a small village off the side of the main road to Adwa, where officials have combed farms and fields.

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In Adwa, officials who lack options to safely dispose of explosives carry them back at great personal risk to store them haphazardly in the compound of the town’s peace and security office.

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She had been living in a camp for displaced people in Adwa town until recently when she moved to help Berhane.

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