Overview
- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed told parliament Eritrean troops carried out mass killings in Axum and other Tigray towns during the 2020–2022 war, a claim Eritrea’s information minister dismissed as “cheap and despicable lies.”
- Hostilities resurfaced last week in the disputed Tselemt area of western Tigray and in Afar, with reports of ongoing clashes and no official federal account of events.
- Ethiopian Airlines suspended services to Tigray for several days, residents scrambled to book transport, and some banks stopped cash distribution as people prepared for possible restrictions.
- Local media and Tigrayan officials reported drone strikes on trucks that killed at least one driver, with attribution to the Ethiopian National Defence Force unverified by independent sources.
- The UN, African Union, European Union and the UK called for restraint as tens of thousands were displaced in Afar, while the TPLF and Tigray’s interim leader signaled support for dialogue.