Ethiopian Airlines cancels Tigray flights as fresh clashes spark cash shortages

A ground crew member guides an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa.

Photo credit: Reuters

Ethiopian Airlines cancelled flights to the northern territory of Tigray on Thursday, and residents were trying to withdraw cash from banks after clashes between regional and national forces raised fears of renewed conflict.

Ethiopia's national army battled fighters from the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) party for two years until late 2022, in a conflict that killed over half a million people and displaced millions more.