Ethiopian Airlines on Tuesday cancelled its scheduled flights from Wednesday to Friday to the capital of Amhara, Bahir Dar, the last airport served in this region of northern Ethiopia shaken by fighting between the federal army and local militias. The national company had stopped since last week its connections to the three other regional airports of Gondar, Lalibela and Dessie." The federal government on Friday declared a state of emergency in Amhara, Ethiopia's second most populous region plagued by heavy fighting, just nine months after the end of a devastating conflict in neighboring Tigray region. Amhara forces, including the nationalist Fano militia, were key allies of the government during this war waged against the dissident authorities in Tigray between November 2020 and November 2022. FireIn Bahir Dar, artillery fire was heard Monday evening and in the night, "non-stop around the roads of the airport", according to a resident.

Source: Ethiopian News August 08, 2023 12:14 UTC