Both the issue of Eritrean forces and the restoration of services and humanitarian aid to Tigray were expected to be on the agenda of a monitoring team being set up by the mediators. The mediators were gathering in Tigray's capital Mekelle, Nuur Mohamud Sheekh, spokesperson for the regional Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), said on Thursday. Tigrayan leaders have complained about delays establishing it and implementing other provisions of the truce. Ethio Telecom reconnected its services to Mekelle and 27 other towns, while the government says humanitarian aid is being ramped up. (Reporting by Dawit Endeshaw; Writing by George Obulutsa; Editing by John Stonestreet and Mark Porter)

Source: Ethiopian News December 29, 2022 12:34 UTC