Ethiopia: Thousands flee fighting in Tigray

Thousands of people have fled fighting between federal government forces and the TPLF in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. The military has said it plans to encircle the city of Mekelle with tanks, and has warned civilians of artillery fire, while the United Nations has called for protection for more than half a million people trapped there.

We hear about how Ethiopians view the conflict in Tigray from Sehin Teferra from the Setaweet Feminist Network in Addis Ababa.

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(Photo: A damaged tank abandoned on a road near Humera, Ethiopia; Credit: EDUARDO SOTERAS/AFP via Getty Images)