'It would have been better if they'd killed me' - BBC Africa

Warning: This report contains descriptions of rape and sexual violence.⁠ ⁠ Thousands of women are believed to have been sexually assaulted and raped in Ethiopia’s Amhara conflict.⁠ ⁠ Since violence between the Ethiopian army and Fano started in August 2023, sexual violence has largely gone undocumented.⁠ ⁠ But the BBC has collated data showing there have been thousands of reports of rape between July 2023 and May 2025, with victims as young as eight and as old as 65.⁠ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/