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Abiy Ahmed was sworn in for another five-year term and renewed his call for Ethiopian access to the Red Sea. Fighting in Tigray has intensified, with Ethiopian forces taking Mekelle and tensions rising with Eritrea.
Four countries bordering the Red Sea met in Egypt on Sunday to discuss the coastline.
Ethiopian forces retook Tigray and Mekelle after the TPLF withdrew. An interim administration will govern for six months to restore stability and prepare regional elections, while about 1 million people remain displaced and tensions with Eritrea persist.
The Ethiopian Peoples’ Forces Alliance for Survival was announced by seven Ethiopian armed and political groups.
Fighting between Tigrayan and federal forces has spread across northern Ethiopia. Government troops reportedly captured Alamata, where hospital sources said at least 52 civilians were killed, while more than 700 wounded people were admitted to MSF-supported hospitals in Tigray.
The Tigray People's Liberation Front announced an alliance with six armed groups in Ethiopia.
Eritrean refused asylum seekers deported in the past four years
Eritrean troops reportedly crossed into Ethiopia’s Tigray region and were targeted by Ethiopian government drones, according to Acled and witnesses. The incident has raised fears of a wider conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea.
Distance Adigrat lies south of Eritrea’s border
Leaders from Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan issued a joint declaration after meeting in New Alamein City, Egypt. They called for political solutions to regional conflicts and backed Sudan’s military-led government as fighting escalated in Ethiopia.
Ethiopian and allied forces expanded control across Tigray, entered Aksum and retook Adwa and Adigrat, while ACLED reported Eritrean troops withdrawing through Zalambessa. Eritrea denied its forces entered Tigray and rejected claims of losses; the US called for de-escalation.
The new Ethiopian opposition alliance comprises seven groups.