Nairobi, Dec 30 (AP) Ethiopia's federal police said Thursday that its members have entered the Tigray region's capital Mekele for the first time in more than a year, under last month's peace deal between the federal government and Tigray leaders. The peace agreement ended the conflict between federal and regional forces that started in November 2020 and according to US estimates claimed hundreds of thousands of lives, displacing millions of people. Photos shared by state media outlets in Ethiopia showed hundreds of police officers entering Mekele in convoys. Basic services and humanitarian aid deliveries are gradually resuming in the northern Tigray region. Ethiopian Airlines, which launched a scheduled flight to Mekele on Wednesday, also announced it was resuming services to the town of Shire and increasing flights to Mekele due to strong demand.

Source: Ethiopian News December 30, 2022 03:30 UTC