The United States embassy in Ethiopia has reported of intense gunfire between two cities leaving a main road linking the capital and another town blocked. The U.S. Embassy is aware of reports that the main road from Addis Ababa to Jijiga has been blocked by security forces between the cities of Babile and Harar due to intense fighting including gunfire. Between December and the latest security message, the US embassy has issued four alerts to its citizens. 27th April: Alert on reports of a series of grenade explosions in the city of Gondar. Harar, also located in eastern Ethiopia is known as the ‘Mecca of Africa’.

Source: Ethiopian News August 10, 2017 18:30 UTC