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The Tigray conflict puts the UAE’s backing of Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic role under scrutiny.

In tonight's edition, Ethiopian forces tighten their grip on Tigray, advancing into the key town of Adwa after rebels withdrew. Also, police arrested 30 people amid violence across South Africa. And we head to Tunisia, where ancient Sufi chants collide with pulsating electronic beats! 

Ethiopian Airlines resumed flights to Tigray's capital, Mekelle, on Sunday.

In northern Ethiopia, federal forces have retaken the town of Adwa, near the Eritrean border, without a fight following the withdrawal of TPLF rebels. The advance comes amid rising tensions with Eritrea, as commercial flights resume between Addis Ababa and Mekelle

The neighbours have accused each other of starting a war over Tigray, where Ethiopia says Eritrea is backing rebels.

Allegations of Eritrean troop incursions into Tigray deepen the rift with Ethiopia, threatening fragile peace in the region.

The neighbours have accused each other of starting a war over Tigray, where Ethiopia says Eritrea is backing rebels.

The neighbouring countries blame one another for starting war amid heightened tensions and fears of a wider conflict.

Eight children are said to be among those killed by the strike, which hit a gathering of displaced people.

Ethiopia and Eritrea are trading accusations of aggression, as fighting in northern Ethiopia raises fears of a new regional war.

Ethiopia and Eritrea on Friday accused each other of starting a "war of agresson" days after the two countries severed diplomatic ties. Ethiopian officals estimate that up to 8,000 Eritrean soldiers are present in Tigray supporting rebels who last month launched attacks against federal forces.

The November 2022 Pretoria agreement ended the previous war between Ethiopia’s federal government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). However, the renewed fighting has exposed how fragile that settlement remains.

Tigray’s renewed war is testing Ethiopia’s already strained regional ties.

Tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea are escalating with fears of a new regional war growing. Ethiopian drones have reportedly struck Eritrean forces near Adigrat, a city in northern Tigray, according to conflict monitors and witnesses.

Residents say Eritrean soldiers are in Adigrat in northern Ethiopia. Ethiopia wants them out, and Eritrea’s information minister rejects the accusation. The post Ethiopia Demands Eritrean Troops Leave Tigray appeared first on The Rio Times.

Eritrea dismisses allegation as Ethiopia's pretext for more war.

Residents of Adigrat tell the BBC they have seen truck loads of soldiers from Eritrea moving south.

Eritrean troops have been deployed in recent days around the town of Adigrat, in Ethiopia's Tigray region, a local official and residents told AFP on Wednesday.

Children are among the dozens of civilians killed or injured in Tigray since fighting broke out between Ethiopian federal forces and Tigrayan rebels in September.

Due to the ongoing fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray region, some 5,000 students who asked to be relocated are now starting the academic year far from home. Some say back home they faced forced conscription to fight for a cause they didn't believe in. Tom Canetti has more.

Renewed fighting between Ethiopian federal forces and Tigrayan rebels increases risks of an escalation into a wider regional conflict, according to International Crisis Group analyst Magnus Taylor.

Neighbouring countries say coastal states must govern Red Sea as fighting escalates in northern Ethiopia.

Tigray peace forces want to turn the page on the TPLF. Since joining the Ethiopian federal forces, they have claimed to have seized several strategic positions.

Pro-government forces have regained control of the capital of Tigray, they said on Sunday, dealing a major setback to the opposition alliance that rules the ​northern Ethiopian region.

Ethiopian federal forces were in full control of the Tigray rebels' regional capital, a local journalist said on Sunday, while Ethiopia's regional rivals gathered in Egypt to discuss the risk of a wider war.

Federal troops and allied fighters seen in control of the city after capturing main regional airport.

Ethiopian federal forces were in full control of the Tigray rebels' regional capital, a local journalist said on Sunday, while Ethiopia's regional rivals gathered in Egypt to discuss the risk of a wider war.

Ethiopian forces seized control of the airport and other parts of Mekelle, the capital of the northern Tigray region, as leaders of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front retreated from the city, a major turning point in the renewed conflict.

Ethiopia’s government forces say they’ve seized Mekelle from Tigray fighters after a week of intense battles.

Ethiopian forces retook Mekelle's airport on 3 October 2026. Who holds Tigray's capital is unclear, and MSF has counted over 720 wounded. The post Ethiopian Troops Retake Mekelle Airport From TPLF appeared first on The Rio Times.