The map locates the Tigris region of Eritrea and Ethiopia
The map locates the Tigris region of Eritrea and Ethiopia
Nairobi, Kenya (AP) – Ethiopia’s prime minister says “final and decisive” military action will be launched in the coming days against the country’s rebel northern Tigris region government.
Prime Minister Abia Ahmed said in a social media post on Tuesday that the three-day deadline given to Tigris region leaders and special forces “ended today.”
Abi, last year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner, has continued to deny international petitions in a two-week conflict in Horn Africa that is spreading across neighboring Eritrea and displacing more than 25,000 frightened Ethiopian refugees to Sudan.
Afrat’s African neighbors, including Uganda and Kenya, are calling for a peaceful resolution, but Abiya’s government has outlawed the Tigre regional government since local elections were held in September. The Tigre regional government has objected to postponing national elections until next year due to the COVID-19 epidemic and has declared the federal government of Abiya illegal, saying its mandate has expired.
Ethiopia’s federal government on Tuesday also confirmed a new air strike outside Mikley’s Tigris capital, calling it “precision-operated and surgical” and rejecting Tigre’s claims that civilians had been killed.
Communication and transport links with the Tigre region are almost completely cut off, making it difficult to verify any side claims.
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