Ethiopian official promises change in Tigray after troops retake regional capital
The restart follows government-allied fighters retaking the city after renewed fighting undermined the 2022 peace agreement.
- On Sunday, Ethiopian Airlines resumed flights to Mekelle for the first time since Tigray People's Liberation Front rebels seized the airport on Sept. 23.
- Government-Allied fighters entered Mekelle on Oct. 3, forcing the rebels to withdraw and undermining the 2022 peace agreement that ended a two-year war.
- Getachew Reda, an adviser to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, promised 'visible change' upon arriving at Mekelle airport on Sunday alongside intelligence chief Redwan Hussein.
- Ethiopia told the Security Council on Friday it is taking self-defense measures against alleged Eritrean occupation; Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh called this a 'deplorable declaration of war.'
- Mounting tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea raise fears of a wider conflict, particularly as the 2020-2022 war caused about 500,000 civilian deaths from violence and famine.
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Finally: Ethiopian Forces Retake Tigray Capital, Restore Air Links After Weeks Of Fighting
By Spy Uganda Passengers arrived at Mekelle Airport on Sunday for the first time in nearly three weeks, marking a significant step towards restoring air connectivity to Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region following renewed fighting between federal forces and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). Ethiopian Airlines had suspended flights to Mekelle, the regional capital, after…
A former Tigray leader who now advises the Prime Minister of Ethiopia promised a “visible change” in the region on Sunday, after units allied to the government resumed the city of Mekelle after renewed fighting with opposition forces.
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