Fighting Continues in Tigray Despite Federal Capture of Mekelle

Ethiopia's Tigray conflict: Has Abiy Ahmed defeated the TPLF?

The army has taken control of most of Tigray's main towns - it is unclear if the TPLF is capable of fighting back.

Fighting continues in Tigray despite federal capture of Mekelle

Ethiopian federal forces entered Mekelle less than two weeks after fighting resumed in late September against the Tigray People's Liberation Front, which said it had carried out a strategic withdrawal from the city and other main towns. Hundreds...

Neither war nor peace in Tigray - is Ethiopia's latest conflict really over?

Running a hair salon in Mekelle, capital of Ethiopia’s troubled northern Tigray region, is not easy at the moment. “People can’t prioritise beauty over daily basic needs. For many residents, thinking about self-care is a luxury, at a time when they can’t feed their kids,”…

Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict: Has Abiy Ahmed defeated the TPLF?

Running a hair salon in Mekelle, capital of Ethiopia’s troubled northern Tigray region, is not easy at the moment. “People can’t prioritise beauty over daily basic needs. For many residents, thinking about self-care is a luxury, at a time when they can’t feed their kids,” Firut Me’ar, who runs a salon in the city, tells […]