Eritrea withdrawal from Ethiopia has ‘commenced’

In a press briefing in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, the prime minister’s spokeswoman Billene Seyoum confirmed that Eritrean forces have started to withdraw from Tigray. They have been engaged in a bloody conflict there since November.

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(The mountainous Tigray region. Credit: Getty Images)