Orthodox faithful attend the Sunday morning prayer session at the St. George church in Bahir Dar, Amhara Region in Ethiopia, November 8, 2020. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Nine million people risk displacement from the escalating conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region, the United Nations said, warning that the federal government's declaration of a state of emergency was blocking food and other aid.
Prime Minster Abiy Ahmed is pressing ahead with a military campaign he announced on Wednesday against the northern region, despite international pleas to pursue dialogue with the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF). The group led the country's multi-ethnic ruling coalition until Abiy took office in 2018.
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