Fighting breaks out in western Tigray
FIGHTING broke out in western Tigray, in one of the most serious breaches yet of the peace deal between the Ethiopian government and rebel fighters in the northern region.
The regional government of Tigray, based in the Tigrayan capital Mekelle, accused federal forces of opening the assault at dawn and advancing from t
Africa: Fighting erupts in Ethiopia's Tigray
Clashes between Tigray’s TPLF and the Ethiopian federal army are taking place in a contested area of the northern region, with fears of a renewed war. The last Tigray war, which took place between 2020-2022 left 600,000 dead, and the region has not yet recovered. But mediation attempts from the US and African Union hav
