Ethiopian govt forces enter key Tigray town near Eritrea border

Name: Ethiopian govt forces enter key Tigray town near Eritrea border
Uploaded: 2026-10-12T13:32:00+00:00
Duration: 1 min 8 s
Channel: Africanews (in English)

00:00Ethiopian government forces are advancing in Tigray, raising fears of a wider regional conflict.

00:06Federal troops and allied militia have entered the strategic town of Adwa, near the Eritrean border,

00:13after Tigrayan rebels withdrew, according to residents.

00:17Meanwhile, government allied forces have retaken the regional capital, Mekele,

00:21following renewed clashes with the Tigray People's Liberation Front.

00:26A former Tigray leader, now an advisor to Prime Minister Akhbi Ahmed,

00:30has promised visible change in the region without providing further details.

00:34Ethiopian Airlines has also resumed flights to Mekele for the first time since rebels seized the airport on September 23rd.

00:42They withdrew on October 3rd, allowing government allied forces to enter the city.

00:47Ethiopia accuses neighbouring Eritrea of supporting the rebels and sending troops across the border.

00:53Eritrea denies the allegations and has urged the United Nations to intervene.

00:59UN Secretary General Antonio Buterres is calling on all sides to end hostilities and resume dialogue.

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Ethiopian govt forces enter key Tigray town near Eritrea border

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