Igad joins regional blocs calling for immediate ceasefire in Ethiopia

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Tigray soldiers arriving in Mekele. The Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has joined other regional blocs in calling for the cessation of hostilities between warring factions in Ethiopia. PHOTO | FILE | AFP

The Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (Igad) has joined other regional blocs in calling for the cessation of hostilities between warring factions in Ethiopia.

In a statement released Thursday, Igad’s executive secretary Dr Workneh Gebeyuh said the bloc is “following the heightened political situation in Ethiopia with a lot of concern and is calling for an immediate ceasefire”.