On Wednesday, an air strike hit a power substation in Mekelle, the Tigrayan capital, regional media and two humanitarian sources there said. The strike jeopardizes power access in the northern region, already scant following 13 months of conflict with the federal government. Power across Mekelle had been off since the strike, the humanitarian sources told Reuters. Access to the national electricity and communications networks was shut down in Tigray after federal forces left the region in late June. The conflict in northern Ethiopia has killed thousands, displaced millions, and pushed 400,000 people in Tigray towards famine.

Source: Ethiopian News December 23, 2021 17:18 UTC