Vatican NewsEthiopian Prime Minster Abiy Ahmed is pressing ahead with a military campaign he announced on Wednesday against the northern region of Tigray. The International community is calling for dialogue between the Federal Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF). Clashes between federal troops and Tigrayan forces had broken out in eight locations in the region, according to the report. Mediation offersExperts and diplomats are sounding alarms of a potential civil war that could destabilise the country of 110 million people in the strategic Horn of Africa region. The escalation of the conflict would also kill remaining hope for the democratic reforms Abiy has promised, the statement read.

Source: Ethiopian News November 09, 2020 09:45 UTC