Ethiopia accuses Sudan, Eritrea of backing armed groups
Ethiopia’s army commander accuses Sudan, Eritrea of backing rebels as fighting continues in Tigray, Afar and Amhara. And Uganda's Tooro Kingdom prepares for new king’s coronation.
As heavy fighting resumes between a coalition of armed opposition forces and Ethiopia's federal government, the country's army commander has accused Sudan and Eritrea of backing the rebel groups. Sudan has denied the claimes and described them as baseless. In Tigray, where a deadly war ended in 2022, the regional state broadcaster, Tigray TV went off air on Sunday. Privately-owned news outlet Zara Media Network reported that the station was hit by a drone strike by the federal military.
And a new king is set to be crowned in Uganda's Tooro Kingdom on Tuesday, following the death of King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV. We hear about the coronation process.
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