By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on RFI
Debretsion Gebremichael, leader of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), says his movement's forces are continuing to fight the Ethiopian army and have won tactical victories. The statement comes a month after fighting resumed, as the government claims control of the region's main cities, reports RFI.
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The Ethiopian army advances into Tigray as Washington warns Abiy Ahmed against any offensive toward Eritrea.
22 OctEthiopia's Tigray region calls for renewed peace and reintegration22 OctEthiopian government maintains six-month interim administration in Tigray22 OctTigray aspires to peace and distance from TPLFEthiopian federal forces and their allies entered Adwa and Axum, two major cities in Tigray previously controlled by Tigrayan rebels, without a fight. These advances strengthen the federal government’s grip on the region and leave the future of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front in doubt, according to RFI.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Source: RFI ·
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed accuses the Tigray People's Liberation Front of diverting humanitarian grain to fund weapons and exploiting the region’s resources. He says these practices put the group’s military ambitions ahead of the people of Tigray, according to an interview broadcast on 19 October.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Source: Fanamc ·
Rallies held in several towns in the Amhara region expressed support for the Ethiopian National Defence Forces and government efforts to promote peace. In Gondar, Woldia, Lalibela and elsewhere, participants also defended national unity and Ethiopia’s access to the sea, according to Fanamc.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Source: Fanamc ·
Ethiopian federal forces and their allies are closing in on a town in Tigray near the Eritrean border, according to a pro-government militia commander and a resident. The advance comes as tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea worsen, the Associated Press reports.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Source: Africanews ·
Ethiopia-Eritrea: Awate urges development over warTensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea are reviving fears of a new conflict in the Horn of Africa. An analysis published by Awate calls for reconciliation, economic cooperation and respect for sovereignty to avoid a return to confrontation that has already had serious consequences for both countries.
Khartoum denies involvement in deadly Abyei strikeSudan’s Foreign Ministry denies any army involvement in the 19 October drone strike on Amiet market in the disputed Abyei region. Local authorities raised the death toll to 153, while the Rapid Support Forces-aligned government called for an international investigation, according to Radio Tamazuj.The week in Africa
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