Ethiopia’s flagship carrier Ethiopian Airlines has announced it will resume daily flights to Tigray region’s capital Mekelle as an African Union-brokered peace deal moves forward. The national carrier said it would operate daily flights from Wednesday and increase the number of daily flights depending on demand. The airline halted flights to the region weeks after the war broke out in November 2020 between Ethiopian federal forces and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front. A CNN investigation last year accused Ethiopian Airlines of transporting troops and weapons to fight the Tigrayan rebels. Ethiopia has gradually lifted a blockade on much needed food and medical aid to Tigray and already restored some telecommunications.

Source: Ethiopian News December 27, 2022 13:24 UTC