Civilian Death and Injuries from Airstrikes in Tigray War

 Population Health Metrics published on 14 March 2025 a study titled "Civilian Death and Injury from Airstrikes: Evidence from the War in Tigray, Ethiopia" by Mulugeta Gebregziabher et al.  

The study assessed the impact of airstrikes on civilians from June 2021 until November 2022 during the war between the Ethiopian federal government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front.  A total of 1,143 casualties from airstrikes were reported from six zones and 24 districts of Tigray Region.  Almost a third of the victims were children under the age of 18 and 45 percent of the casualties were female.   

China and the Peacekeeping Challenge in South Sudan

The Wall Street Journal published on 15 November 2016 an article titled "China Discovers the Price of Global Power: Soldiers Returning in Caskets" by Jeremy Page and Matina Stevis.

Two Chinese peacekeepers were killed in Juba, South Sudan, in July 2016 not long after the death of another peacekeeper assigned to the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali. The Chinese government and public are now dealing with the issue of Chinese peacekeepers returning in caskets following death in combat. This is a new experience for China and underscores the price paid for reaching great power status.

Quartz Africa carried an article on this incident on 11 July 2016 titled "China Reacts to the Death of To Peacekeepers in South Sudan with Grief and Rage" by Lily Kuo and Echo Huang. This article provides additional background.