Ethiopia’s PM defiant as rival Tigray forces make advances

Armed Tigray forces accompany captured Ethiopian government soldiers and allied militia members as they are paraded through the streets (AP)

Ethiopia’s prime minister has called on his supporters to redouble their efforts in the country’s war, as rival Tigray forces claimed to have seized key cities that control a major road heading towards the capital.

A move on the capital, Addis Ababa, would signal a new phase in the war that has killed thousands of people since fighting broke out almost a year ago between Ethiopian government troops and Tigray forces in the country’s northern region.