Ethiopia warns of ‘destruction’ as Tigray rebels launch offensive
Ethiopian President Taye Atske Selassie warned of “forces of destruction” as Tigray rebels launched an offensive.

Ethiopian President Taye Atske Selassie warned of “forces of destruction” as Tigray rebels launched an offensive.

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Ethiopia’s latest conflict has intensified in recent months with a surge in drone attacks seemingly targeting civilians.
The negotiations in Tanzania followed talks in April and May that also failed to produce an agreement.
Ethiopia’s dreams of building a new ‘great power’ in its neighbourhood should worry all Africans.
Many people say they can’t return home despite ceasefire because Ethiopian allied forces still occupy parts of region.
UN experts say Ethiopia and its allies, including Eritrea, are still violating human rights in the Tigray region.
The conflict is Ethiopia’s biggest security crisis since a two-year civil war in the Tigray region ended in November.
The announcement comes as fighting across Ethiopia’s second most populous region develops into a security crisis.
The whereabouts of hundreds of fighters on both sides of the Ethiopian war are still not known, despite truce.
Tigray residents say Eritrean troops and soldiers from the neighbouring Amhara region are yet to leave, despite a truce.
Catholic Relief Services workers were killed amid unrest due to government decision to disband regional security forces.