Ethiopia crisis worse than Ukraine – EU official

Achieving a permanent ceasefire in Ethiopia won’t be easy after a brutal two-year war in which more than 100,000 people are believed to have been killed, warns the EU’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell.

At a G7 meeting in Germany, Mr Borrell said attention was focused on Ukraine but the humanitarian crisis was worse in Ethiopia.

The Ethiopian government and Tigrayan officials signed a cessation of hostilities deal on Wednesday after coming under international pressure.

However the Tigrayan authorities have accused government forces of carrying out attacks against civilians in the city of Maychew since then.

The BBC has not been able to independently verify the reports.

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