AfricaEthiopian Troops Take Adigrat as TPLF Retreats, Escalating Regional Tensions Near Eritrean Frontier
Ethiopian federal forces and allied militia have entered Adigrat, the second-largest town in Tigray, located roughly 40 kilometers from the Eritrean border, without encountering resistance after Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) rebels abandoned the area, amid soaring geopolitical tensions and mutual war accusations between Addis Ababa and Asmara.