The Ethiopian government on Thursday accused the rebel Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) for “beating drums of war.”Although the Ethiopian federal government repeatedly stated its readiness to resolve the situation in the northern part of the country, the TPLF has continued belligerence and beating drums of war, state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporate (FBC) quoted Legesse Tulu, Ethiopian government spokesperson, as saying. Humanitarian aid is recently heading to the Tigray region after the Ethiopian government and the rebel forces agreed to a conditional cessation of hostilities and unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid into the region. The TPLF is diverting the aid meant for the people to its fighters.”Earlier this week, the Ethiopian government had accused the rebel TPLF of obstructing humanitarian air transportation into Ethiopia’s conflict affected Tigray region. Ethiopia, Africa’s second-populous nation, has seen a devastating conflict between forces loyal to the rebel TPLF and the Ethiopian National Defense Force, backed by allied forces since November 2020. The chairperson acknowledged improvements in humanitarian access and support to the affected regions, following the humanitarian truce and ceasefire.

Source: Ethiopian News July 01, 2022 06:27 UTC