With the region almost completely cut off, it remained difficult to confirm either side’s claims. The troops from Ethiopia’s Amhara region neighboring Tigray fled into Sudan’s Qadarif province Monday evening, the SUNA report said, citing witnesses. Diplomats and others assert that the conflict in Tigray could destabilize the region and other parts of Ethiopia, Africa’s second-most populous country with 110 million people. “How far can Abiy go with this operation while keeping the possibility of, in the end, having a more or less peaceful solution? A United Nations spokesman told reporters on Monday that discussions were underway on the relocation of all non-essential UN staff and on gaining humanitarian access.

Source: Ethiopian News November 10, 2020 15:44 UTC