Topic · Place

Mekelle

3 articles

Latest Mekelle articles

Tigrayan Forces Mobilize Against the Central Government in Ethiopia

Tigray People’s Liberation Forces seized a key airport in the city of Mekelle, as fears grow of a possible return to a full-scale war.

Ethiopia Mekelle

Sep 23, 2026 · byThe New York Times

Tigray rebels seize airport and clash with federal forces as fighting in Ethiopia reignites

TPLF forces took control of Mekelle airport and fought federal troops at two locations in the Afar region, while Ethiopian Airlines suspended flights to three Tigray airports in an apparent collapse of the Pretoria Agreement that ended the 2020-2022 war in the country.

Ethiopia Ethiopian Airlines Mekelle

Sep 23, 2026 · byEuronews

Ethiopian Airlines suspends flights to three northern Tigray airports

The suspension comes after Tigrayan forces took control of Mekelle airport.

Ethiopian Airlinesneutral

Ethiopian Airlines Mekelle

Sep 23, 2026 · byAl Jazeera