Recent drone strikes in Ethiopia’s Tigray region killed one person and injured another, signaling a dangerous escalation in tensions between regional and federal forces. The strikes have raised fear that the 2022 peace agreement is collapsing. International observers, including the African Union, have urged maximum restraint to protect the fragile stability. The situation is further complicated by severe humanitarian funding shortages and high-level disagreements over the disarmament of regional fighters.
Date: January 31, 2026. Source: aljazeera.com