Vatican City: Pope Francis titled Week for larger diplomatic efforts to end the conflict in Ethiopia, when rebels fighting the government threatened to advance to the capital city.
Pontif said he followed “with the concern” news from Ethiopia, “shaken by a conflict that has been going on for more than a year, and it has caused many victims and a large humanitarian crisis”.
“I updated my appeal that the brotherhood harmony and a peaceful dialogue path can win,” he to faithfully gathered in St.
Peter’s square for the prayer of Angelus.
Nine rebel groups said on Friday they would join the power in the alliance built around the Liberation Front of People Tigray (TPLF), which was locked in the annual war with the Ethiopian government.
The conflict has killed thousands and pushes more into conditions such as hunger.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, the winner of the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize, sent troops to Tipray in November last year to drop TPLF, accusing them to attack military bases.
The rebels have claimed several cities in recent weeks and have not ruled up in Addis Ababa.
The government, which has denied the capital under threat, but stated that the emergency and local authorities have asked residents to organize to defend the city.
The United States, Saudi Arabia, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and other countries all urge non-essential diplomats and their families to leave Ethiopia in the past week.