Women walk in front of a burnt lorry on the road near Dansa, south-west of Mekele, in the Tigray region on June 20. AFPThe EU's humanitarian chief on Tuesday condemned Ethiopian authorities for cutting off the war-torn Tigray region after announcing a unilateral ceasefire. Internet and telecommunications have been cut," EU crisis management commissioner Janez Lenarcic told the European Parliament. The Ethiopian army was backed by troops from the neighbouring Amhara region and soldiers from Eritrea, which borders Tigray. The rebels in Tigray on Sunday accepted "a ceasefire in principle" but posed strict conditions for it to be formalised.

Source: Ethiopian News July 06, 2021 21:30 UTC