Flights between Addis Ababa and the Tigrayan capital Mekele will resume on WednesdayNairobi (AFP) – Ethiopia's national carrier Ethiopian Airlines said it would resume commercial flights to the war-torn region of Tigray on Wednesday after a shutdown lasting 18 months. The airline, the biggest carrier in Africa, said on Tuesday that it would operate daily flights from the national capital Addis Ababa to the Tigrayan capital of Mekele. "We are truly pleased with the resumption," Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Mesfin Tasew said. Estimates of fatalities vary widely, with the United States saying that as many as half a million people have died. Ethiopia's Tigray region © Aude GENET / AFPAccess to northern Ethiopia is severely restricted and Tigray has been under a communications blackout for more than a year, making it impossible for journalists to independently verify the situation on the ground.

Source: Ethiopian News December 27, 2022 13:48 UTC