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 criticized 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 power base. Amhara journalists, politicians and militia members were among thousands arrested during a regional crackdown in May; some still remain in prison.

Source: Ethiopian News September 13, 2022 10:17 UTC