The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres has appealed for an immediate ceasefire in the renewed fighting around the northern region of Tigray in Ethiopia.
UN chief Antonio Guterres, who expressed shock, called for the cessation of hostilities for the resumption of peace talks, and the re-establishment of public services in Tigray.
Fighting erupted on Wednesday around the southern edge of Tigray, with both the government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, TPLF, rebels accusing each other of resuming hostilities.
The government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and the rebels have accused each other of undermining efforts to peacefully resolve the brutal 21-month war in the country.