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Capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region reconnected to electric grid

People at a damaged playground following an air strike in Mekelle in August 2022. © Tigrai TV via Reuters

The capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region, Mekelle, has been reconnected to the national power grid following the signing of a ceasefire deal a month ago. The city has been cut off from electricity for more than a year, and most areas outside the city are still cut off from the world.

The 2 November ceasefire deal requires Ethiopia’s government to restore basic services to Tigray, which has been mostly without phone, internet and banking services since war erupted two years ago.

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