1/4A woman wipes away tears during an event marking the one-year anniversary of the civil war in Tigray, in the capital of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on November 3, 2021. The emergency was declared last November when Tigray fighters made key advances in the northern part of the country, coming close to Addis Ababa. AdvertisementTuesday's decision by Ethiopian Parliament to end the emergency about three months early came after the move was approved at the cabinet level in the government. There is still fighting in the Afar region and officials say Tigray, the origin of the war, remains cut off from humanitarian aid. AdvertisementThe fighting, which is rooted in decades of tensions between regional leaders and the national government in Addis Ababa, began in November 2020.

Source: Ethiopian News February 16, 2022 03:39 UTC