NAIROBI, Kenya (CNS) — Expressing compassion and solidarity with the people affected by war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, the Ethiopian bishops’ conference said it is not too late to end the violence that has left thousands of people dead and 2 million more displaced. The bishops said they prayed for peace and the protection of all people, as violence and the resulting humanitarian crisis continued to grip Tigray in northern-most Ethiopia. War has continued in the region since Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed launched an offensive against rebel forces in November. We kindly urge all parties involved that war only destroys lives and properties and nothing more and the choice to be made should not be war but peace and reconciliation,” the bishops said. The war erupted as Ethiopia faced surges in ethnic violence across Africa’s second most populous nation.

Source: Ethiopian News July 22, 2021 18:56 UTC