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A rare rehab centre fixes survivors of Ethiopia's war

A staff member works on a prosthesis at the physical rehabilitation centre of the Tigray Disabled Veterans Association in Mekele on October 9, 2024. [AFP]

Aregawi Mezgbe limped and grimaced as he finished his exercises at a rehabilitation centre in Mekele, the capital of Ethiopia's war-ravaged Tigray region.

The former mechanic fought with Tigrayan rebel forces in the devastating two-year war that ended in November 2022, motivated by reports of "abuses and killings" by federal forces.

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