ADDIS ABABA — Residents of Ethiopia’s capital reported hearing loud explosions early Thursday, hours after authorities banned drone flights over Addis Ababa and a week after fighting flared north of the city between the army and a new alliance that includes Tigrayan forces, the BBC reported.
A source linked to opposition fighters told Reuters they were behind what they described as drone strikes. Locals near the Gotera neighbourhood and the western Torhayloch suburb close to military facilities described blasts strong enough to set off car alarms around 00:30 local time. There were no official confirmations of exact targets, damage or casualties; the prime minister’s office, defence ministry and police did not respond to BBC requests for comment.
Clashes last week followed months of tension between the federal government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front over the 2022 peace deal that ended a war estimated by an African Union mediator to have cost about 600,000 lives. Seven armed movements, including the TPLF and Amhara Fano militia, recently formed an alliance stating an aim of removing the government in Addis Ababa.
Sources: BBC News
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