The Ethiopian government has responded to a report on Thursday evening that there was intense fighting in the country’s east. The Minister of Information, Negeri Lencho, is quoted as saying there was no fighting and closed roads as had been contained in a United States travel alert. It added that even though Ethiopian Defense Force troops were arriving in the area, the road in question was not passable. #Ethiopia gov says road not closed, but sporadic clashes (not ongoing) b/w Oromo & Somalis over border delineation. https://t.co/x4eCx8SYVW — Kelsey Lilley (@KelseyDegen) August 11, 2017U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa confirms opening of main road.

Source: Ethiopian News August 11, 2017 14:40 UTC