Ethiopia's Tigray forces seek new military alliance

Abiy Ahmed

Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopian PM. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Forces from Ethiopia's rebellious Tigray region said on Wednesday they were in talks to forge a military alliance with insurgents from Ethiopia's most populous region, Oromiya, heaping pressure on the central government in Addis Ababa.

The move could signal an escalation in the country's nine-month-old war and comes a day after the government urged citizens to join the fight against resurgent Tigrayan forces.