ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Thousands of people demonstrated on Tuesday in northern Ethiopia's Tigray region to demand the return home of people displaced by a two-year war there and the withdrawal of outside forces that have remained since the conflict ended. Millions were forced from their homes, including hundreds of thousands from land disputed by Tigray and Amhara, whose security forces and militiamen continue to occupy the area. Tigray forces have begun disarming, an interim government has been set up and many basic services have been restored. But Tigrayan authorities have complained about the continuing presence of the outside military forces. Spokespeople for Eritrea and Ethiopia's government and the regional administration of Amhara did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Source: Ethiopian News May 23, 2023 08:53 UTC