Ethiopia and Tigray Trade Blame Over New Military Moves

Ethiopia's federal government and authorities in the Tigray region are accusing each other of launching new military offensives. This has raised fears of a new war between the two sides.

Tigray and the Ethiopian government fought a devastating civil war before, which ended with a peace deal. Now, tensions appear to be rising again.

Each side claims the other side started the recent attacks. It is not clear from current reports exactly who acted first.

There have also been reports of drone strikes in the region recently. Drones are unmanned aircraft often used to gather information or carry out attacks from the air.

Following these reports, local authorities reportedly seized control of airports in Tigray. Seizing something means taking control of it, often suddenly and by force.

The situation is being closely watched, as any new fighting could have serious effects on the people living in the region. The earlier conflict caused a huge amount of suffering for civilians.

For now, it remains unclear how the situation will develop, or whether the accusations will lead to actual fighting between the two sides.

International observers and neighbouring countries are likely to be paying close attention to how events unfold in the coming days.