NAIROBI (Reuters) -An air strike wounded at least one person on Tuesday in Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, a hospital official said, two days after Tigrayan forces said they were ready for a ceasefire with the federal government. The air strike is the third to hit Mekelle since the nearly two-year-old conflict resumed late last month after a five-month ceasefire. Two Amhara journalists who publicly criticised the federal government were arrested last week, according to a police document seen by Reuters. The Amhara region, Ethiopia's second most populous, has been a key part of Abiy's powerbase. Amhara journalists, politicians and militia members were among thousands arrested https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ethiopias-amhara-region-authorities-arrest-four-staff-members-media-group-2022-05-22/ during a regional crackdown https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ethiopia-arrests-4000-amhara-region-crackdown-local-state-media-report-2022-05-23/ in May; some still remain in prison.

Source: Ethiopian News September 13, 2022 08:14 UTC