By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on RFI
More than 750,000 people displaced by the Tigray war are still waiting to return home, four years after the Pretoria peace agreement, according to RFI. Nearly 50,000 live in the Seba Kare camp, outside Mekelle, while their region of origin, Western Tigray, is administered by Amhara; RFI gathered their accounts of their living conditions and expectations.
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The Ethiopian army is advancing in Tigray while Washington warns Abiy Ahmed against any offensive toward Eritrea.
27 OctTigray administration steps up efforts to revive trade and supply
27 OctEthiopian army helps farmers harvest teff in Tigray
22 OctTPLF leader says his troops are still fighting in TigrayDrone strikes on a camp for displaced people in Ethiopia’s Amhara region killed at least 16 people, including children, according to witnesses quoted by AFP. Fourteen victims were buried and two others died in hospital after Thursday’s attacks, the witnesses said.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Source: Citizen Digital ·
Tigray interim administration security official Brigadier General Gebre Egziabher Beyene is calling on residents to prioritise peace and development over renewed conflict. He accuses the Tigray People's Liberation Front of obstructing the Pretoria agreement, particularly the disarmament and reintegration of fighters, according to Ethiopian agency Fanamc.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Source: Fanamc ·
At least 19 people were killed on 30 October in a Venezuelan army bombing of an ELN camp in Apure State, near the Colombian border. Local sources and a Venezuelan military source said the operation may have received US support, according to L’essentiel.
🇻🇪 Venezuela · Source: L’essentiel ·
Ethiopia’s government has placed Tigray under a six-month interim administration, a measure already reported on 16 October. The region continues to face political tensions and clashes, while former fighters are registering to return to civilian life, according to the Zambian Observer.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Source: Zambian Observer ·
Awash Bank raises profit to 38.3 billion birrsAwash Bank posted a record gross profit of 38.3 billion birrs, up 49.2%, for the year ended 30 June. Its deposits rose 41% to 469.3 billion birrs, far exceeding its loans, according to Addis Fortune.
Police disperse angry traders with tear gas in BehoririkaTraders in Behoririka, Antananarivo, clashed with security forces after shops and public toilets were demolished on 31 October 2026. Police dispersed the protesters with tear gas, and clashes lasted several hours, reports NewsMada.The week in Africa
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