Rebel forces

Ethiopia's army chief has publicly accused Eritrea, Sudan and Egypt of supporting Tigrayan rebel forces, a claim reported by major outlets including AP, ABC News and The Washington Post. The accusation threatens to further strain Ethiopia's ties with its neighbours and escalates rhetoric around the Tigray conflict, drawing attention across the Horn of Africa and beyond.

The UN Security Council is meeting in New York on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where clashes between government forces and M23 rebels continue in the east despite a series of peace agreements. Aid efforts are further complicated by a widening Ebola outbreak deepening the humanitarian crisis. Observers say the deals have so far failed to halt the fighting.

Renewed fighting has broken out in Ethiopia's Tigray region, with reports of clashes between rebel and federal forces battling for territory. Civilians are reported to be caught in the crossfire, and communication blackouts are making it difficult to verify the situation on the ground or assess casualties. Observers are warning of a deterioration of the situation in a region already scarred by a devastating two-year war that formally ended with a 2022 peace agreement.

Intense combat has resumed in northern Ethiopia's Tigray region between federal forces and rebels, breaking the fragile peace agreement that ended the two-year war. Reports describe civilians caught in the crossfire amid communication blackouts, with both sides battling for territory. Observers fear a return to large-scale conflict in a region already devastated by years of fighting.