Ethiopian government forces say they have seized Tigray's capital Mekelle

Ethiopian government forces say they captured Mekelle, Tigray's regional capital, from Tigrayan fighters on October 4 after a week of intense fighting. The seizure has reignited fears of a full-scale war that could draw in neighbouring countries, nearly four years after the 2022 Pretoria Agreement was meant to settle the previous war between the two sides. Neither Ethiopia's government nor Tigrayan representatives have said what the capture means for that agreement.

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