Africa Intel

🇪🇹🇪🇷 Ethiopian forces near Tigray capital, fears grow of wider conflict Ethiopian government forces were closing in on the capital of the northern rebel stronghold of Tigray on Friday, according to residents and a diplomat cited by Reuters. The development comes amid growing concern that the fighting could widen after Ethiopia and Eritrea cut diplomatic ties. Tigray has been the centre of repeated conflict in northern Ethiopia, and the latest reported advance points to renewed pressure around the region’s main city. #Ethiopia 🔸 Source @africaintel