Fears of Renewed Conflict Drives Rising Numbers of Tigrayans to Flee Ethiopia

Fears of renewed conflict drives rising numbers of Tigrayans to flee Ethiopia

Residents have begun fleeing the regional capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region amid fears of a return to open conflict, as tensions that have been building for weeks show no sign of easing. The prospect of renewed fighting has revived memories of the devastating war that gripped the area between 2020 and 2022.

Residents of Ethiopia's Tigray region start to flee amid fears of renewed civil war

Less than four years after a peace agreement ended the civil war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, conflict is looming once again.

British government expresses “deep concern” at the prospect of renewed conflict in Tigray

Question by Lord Alton Question:To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of (1) the likelihood of a new conflict in Tigray, and (2) the risk of atrocity crimes in a new conflict in that region. (HL14647) Tabled on: 23 February 2026 Answer:Baroness Chapman of Darlington:  The Government is deeply concerned about the evolving situation in Tigray and Northern Ethiopia.  Recent clashes in disputed areas and reports of Ethiopian…