The leader of rebellious forces in Tigray region said on Saturday that Ethiopian government forces had began an offensive to capture the regional capital, Mekelle.

Once again, troops are rushing into a rugged corner of Ethiopia that has been at the heart of momentous events for decades, from war with Eritrea to the toppling of a Marxist dictatorship.

A splinter group calling itself the Tigray Peace Force has emerged from within the TPLF, reigniting tensions along the Afar border and testing Ethiopia’s uneasy calm.

Mekelle -The European Union Delegation to Ethiopia, alongside diplomatic missions of its member states and Norway, has urged the resumption of political dialogue between the Government of Ethiopia and ...