Ethiopia: Clashes in the Amhara Region - Bishops - 'Stop the Fighting and Start a Dialogue'

[Agenzia Fides] Addis Ababa -- The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Ethiopia has made a plea to the combatants, asking them to immediately cease the ongoing war between the Amhara militia (Fano) and the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF), and to resolve their problems through dialogue. The appeal was contained in the message released on August 7, 2023, the first of two weeks of fasting - from the 7th to the 22nd of August - for the Assumption of Saint Mary.