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Banking services return to Ethiopia's Tigray as conflict ends

A farmer on a cart in the town of Korem, Ethiopia, where the country's largest bank has reopened services after shutting down for a year due to the war between Tigrayan rebels and the federal government. © Eduardo Soteras/AFP

Ethiopia’s largest bank has reopened branches in some towns in Tigray, allowing residents to access funds they have been blocked from using for over a year due to the conflict between the federal government and Tigrayan rebels.

The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia said Monday that it has resumed financial services in Shire, Alamata and Korem, allowing people to deposit money and receive funds from abroad.

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