The Ethiopian government and Tigrayan forces have established a telephone hotline to help a maintain a ceasefire struck last week.

Ethiopian government and Tigrayan forces launch hotline

Ethiopian prime minister Abby Ahmed has said that federal troops will not advance further into the war-torn province of Tigre to avoid an escalation of the conflict.

Govt says, no further advance into Tigray

The fighting in the Ethiopia Tigray conflict has reached the country's capital Addis-Ababa. The US envoy has said that any progress towards the diplomatic settlement was at risk of being overshadowed by the alarming developments on the ground.

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