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Militia allied to Ethiopian federal troops entered Mekele, the capital of Tigré... A new stage in the offensive launched against the Tigray forces, which had largely abandoned the city a few hours earlier according to several local witnesses.
On Thursday Ethiopia accused neighbouring Eritrea of "hostile and belligerent acts", closed its embassy on the spot and ordered ten Eritrean diplomats to pack their bags. Asmara responded by breaking diplomatic relations. Tensions intensified in the midst of conflict in northern Ethiopia between Ethiopian army and anti-government groups. Several explosions of unknown origin were heard during the night of Wednesday to Thursday in the Ethiopian capital.
Explosions were heard during the night in Addis Ababa at the army headquarters. Their origin remains unknown, while fighting resumed in the north between the Federal Army and Tigray fighters.
Tom Canetti, our local correspondent, deciphers the situation.
In recent days, fighting has intensified in northern Ethiopia between several allied rebel groups and the federal army. This is enough to feed false information, because Internet users use images either outside their context or generated by artificial intelligence.
Since 23 September, fighting has resumed in northern Ethiopia. The hostilities broke out after months of tension between the federal government and the rebel authorities of the Tigray Regional State. The details of Constance Daire, East Africa journalist at Africa Intelligence.
In Ethiopia, tension is rising in Tigray, where several allied rebel groups are calling for the overthrow of the government of Abiy Ahmed. The TPLF claims to have struck an important military base. The federal government did not react at this stage.
In Ethiopia, fighting between federal forces and armed groups is raging in the neighbouring regional states of Amhara and Afar. Tigray rebel authorities have declared a total war against the Ethiopian government. A total of 272 rebels were killed in the north of the country, according to the federal army.
The forces of the Tigray rebel authorities took control of the airports of this regional state on Wednesday, 23 September, and face the Ethiopian Federal Army in the neighbouring regional state of Afar in particular, resurrected the spectre of a new large-scale war in northern Ethiopia. Tom Canetti, France 24 correspondent in Addis Ababa.
In Ethiopia, seven armed groups from several parts of the country formed a coalition at the call of a rebel leader. They set themselves the goal of overthrowing Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and establishing a transitional government.
