Ethiopia’s Tigray region hit by an airstrike days after ceasefire

Ethiopia's northern Tigray region was hit by an airstrike on Tuesday, local officials said, two days after rebel authorities said they were ready for a ceasefire.

Ethiopia's northern Tigray region was hit by an airstrike on Tuesday, local officials said, two days after rebel authorities said they were ready for a ceasefire.

Fighting between forces from the rebel region of northern Tigray and central government forces has broken out around the town of Kobo, residents and both sides said on Wednesday, ending a months-long truce.

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has for the first time since war broke out in northern Ethiopia 19 months ago signaled his readiness to negotiate with the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF).