Conflict rages in Ethiopia as militia fighters gain landThe federal government has tried to centralize security powers after the end of a devastating two-year conflict in the country’s Tigray region. The federal government has tried to centralize security powers after the end of a devastating two-year conflict in the country’s Tigray region, where Amhara regional forces and militia were key allies of the federal military. A member of the audience holds a national flag at a ceremony to remember those soldiers who died on the first day of the Tigray conflict, outside the city administration office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Nov. 3, 2022. Residents reported heavy fighting to the north of Gondar as federal forces attempted to retake it. World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who is Ethiopian, said Sunday that the violence in the Amhara region was affecting humanitarian operations.

Source: Ethiopian News August 08, 2023 18:02 UTC