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· The Ethiopian government has made it clear that it did not ask any country to mediate in ending in conflict in its northern region-Tigrya, which is witnessing bombing by the Federal government forces at the Tigrayan capital Mekelle
· Abiy Ahmed confirmed that ongoing military operation in the breakaway region of Tigray would enter its “final” phase in the “coming days”, suggesting that Ethiopian government was in no mood to relent the operations
· The fighting has left several hundred people dead, according to Addis Ababa, and has forced more than 25,000 people to flee to neighboring Sudan
The Ethiopian government has made it clear that it did not ask any country to mediate in ending the conflict in its northern region-Tigray, which is witnessing bombing by the Federal government forces at the Tigrayan capital Mekelle. The tweet of Uganda’s president Yoweri Museveni to stop the conflict was later deleted without giving any reasons. Other countries like Kenya and Djibouti urged a peaceful resolution and the opening of humanitarian corridors. Not to fall behind, former Nigerian leader Olusegun Obasanjo went to Ethiopia. It is not clear whether he had met with the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to hammer a peaceful solution.
However, Abiy Ahmed confirmed that ongoing military operations in the breakaway region of Tigray would enter its “final” phase in the “coming days”, suggesting that Ethiopian government was in no mood to relent. After months of lingering tensions with the with the regional authorities (the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), Abiy sent the Federal army to attack the northern region
The fighting has left several hundred people dead, according to Addis Ababa, and has forced more than 25,000 people to flee to neighboring Sudan. It is also reported that the rehabilitation of the people who fled Ethiopia amidst the fighting is creating a lot of problems for the neighboring areas of Sudan due to lack of facilities to park them and provide critical services.
