{"id":54572,"date":"2026-02-04T18:48:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T18:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/ethiopian-pm-accuses-eritrea-of-atrocities-in-tigray-war"},"modified":"2026-02-04T19:34:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T19:34:35","slug":"ethiopian-pm-accuses-eritrea-of-atrocities-in-tigray-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/ethiopian-pm-accuses-eritrea-of-atrocities-in-tigray-war","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopian PM Accuses Eritrea of Atrocities in Tigray War"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. <\/strong> <\/span><b>In the latest twist in their volatile relations, Ethiopia on Tuesday accused its former ally, Eritrea, of committing mass killings during the two-year war in Tigray which ended in 2022.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Eritrean forces fought alongside the Ethiopian army against the Tigray People\u2019s Liberation Front for control of Tigray, which borders Eritrea.<\/p>\n<p>In an address to parliament, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for the first time said that Eritrean troops had massacred people in Axum and elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we entered Adwa, they looted factories and dismantled their parts, and the conflict escalated. In Adigrat&#8230; they destroyed pharmaceuticals and looted,&#8221; he said, referring to other towns in the region,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The two countries were allies at the time, with Abiy winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019 for ending a 20-year military stalemate between them over a border dispute.<\/p>\n<p>But relations between Addis Ababa and Asmara have deteriorated since then.<\/p>\n<p>Eritrea\u2019s information minister has described Abiy\u2019s accusations as \u201ccheap and despicable lies\u201d saying they \u201cdo not really merit response\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Ahmed) and his top military brass were profusely showering praises and state medals to the Eritrean army and its senior officers until yesterday &#8212; both during the war and long after its end,&#8221; said Yemane Gebremeskel.<\/p>\n<p>Rights groups have documented widespread war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the war, including the systematic use of rape.<\/p>\n<p>At least 600,000 people died in the Tigray war and the peace deal never fully resolved the issues, with fighting again reported in two areas in the region last week.<\/p>\n<p>Flights to the region were suspended from Thursday to Tuesday due to the conflict, although the government has yet to comment on the clashes.<\/p>\n<p>Tensions have been high between Addis Ababa and Asmara recently over landlocked Ethiopia\u2019s attempts to gain access to a port on the Red Sea.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Eritrea<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. In the latest twist in their volatile relations, Ethiopia on Tuesday accused its former ally, Eritrea, of committing mass killings during the two-year war in Tigray which ended in 2022. Eritrean forces fought alongside the Ethiopian army against the Tigray People\u2019s Liberation Front for control of Tigray, which borders Eritrea. 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