Fighting resumes in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on RFI
Fighting has resumed between Ethiopia’s federal government and Tigray’s rebel forces, following several days of tensions in the north of the country. The renewed hostilities have revived the risk of a large-scale conflict, after the 2020-2022 war that left hundreds of thousands dead, according to the sources cited.
Clashes between Ethiopia’s central government and the Tigray rebels have intensified over several days, raising fears of a new civil war in northern Ethiopia. The previous conflict between the federal forces and the Tigray authorities left more than 600,000 people dead between 2000 and 2022.
On Sunday, the chief of staff of the Ethiopian army accused Eritrea, Sudan and Egypt of helping the Tigray rebels. The accusations come amid geopolitical rivalries between Ethiopia and its three neighbours, while the internal causes of the conflict remain linked in particular to ethno-political tensions.
