Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed calls for peace talks amid Tigray conflict

The Ethiopian leader has resisted pressure from foreign leaders to start peace talks amid a war that has erupted in the north of the country bordering Eritrea. (Subscribe:

This latest round of fighting threatens to destabilize the entire region. The peace agreement between Eritrea and Ethiopia was only signed last year – Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Now government forces are fighting the next leaders of the northern Tigray region, which borders Eritrea and Sudan. Hundreds have died in recent weeks. Tigray officials say there has been a huge explosion this morning in the regional capital, Mekelle, as fighting has forced hundreds of thousands of people out of their homes. ———————– Follow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/Channel4News .

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