The announcement comes as fighting across Ethiopia’s second most populous region develops into a security crisis. Ethiopia’s federal government on Friday declared a state of emergency following days of clashes in the Amhara region between the military and local armed fighters. It did not say whether the restriction applied only in Amhara or across the country. Fano, a part-time militia with no formal command structure, backed federal troops in a two-year civil war in the neighbouring Tigray region that ended with a truce last November. Ethiopian Airlines had cancelled flights to three of the four airports it flies to in Amhara, an airline spokesperson told Reuters news agency.

Source: Ethiopian News August 04, 2023 11:05 UTC