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Uncertainty hangs over Ethiopia's Tigray region

Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.

There's a lack of information as to the exact developments in the conflict in Tigray province.. The government in Addis Ababa and the Tigray People's Liberation Front have been sending mixed messages on the state of things on the ground. Counter claims over the identity and fate released fighters coupled with the mixed signals on the situation in regional capital Makelle have bread uncertainty among local civilians.

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(Picture: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed gestures at the House of Peoples Representatives in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on November 30, 2020 to respond to the Parliament on the current conflict between Ethiopian National Defence Forces and the leaders of the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF). Picture Credit: AMANUEL SILESHI/AFP via Getty Images)

23 minutes

Last on

Tue 1 Dec 202015:06GMT

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  • Tue 1 Dec 202015:06GMT

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