Ethiopia PM visits Tigray capital after offensive
The prime minister of Ethiopia has visited Mekelle, the capital of Tigray, for the first time since he ordered a military offensive against the region.
Abiy Ahmed attended the first meeting of a new regional council.
He’d earlier hosted talks with the prime minister of Sudan, to where 50,000 Tigrayan refugees have fled.
A Sudanese official said Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok was prepared to mediate in the conflict.
But a statement by Mr Abiy made no mention of any such offer – though it said the Sudanese delegation had backed his actions in Tigray.
Reports say Mr Hamdok has returned home early from what Ethiopia said would be a two-day trip.
The Ethiopian prime minister has tweeted photos of his visit to Mekelle:
