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Rebel fighters in the Tigray region of Ethiopia are continuing to gain ground after recapturing the regional capital Mekelle from government forces. The government has declared a ceasefire in the eight-month conflict, but the rebels have vowed to drive their "enemies" from Tigray.

Thousands have died since the fighting erupted late last year, hundreds of thousands are living in hunger and close to famine, over two million people have been displaced. Several former US ambassadors to Ethiopia have welcomed the possibility of a ceasefire in a statement including Tibor Nagy:

鈥淲hen we were crafting our statement we wanted to make it as flexible as possible because at the end of the day you are dealing with adversaries who tend to be very inflexible in their positions. It will take a great deal of work and it has to be a kind of intermediary that the sides that are involved would be comfortable in dealing with.鈥�

(Photo: Woman displaced by ethnic violence in Ethiopia carries an infant in Shire, Tigray region; Credit: Reuters)

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