Ethiopian troops seize Tigray airport in push to quell conflict - report

Nairobi - Ethiopian troops have seized an airport in the northern Tigray region during an offensive against local leaders who have defied Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's authority, state-affiliated TV said on Tuesday. Hundreds have been killed in an escalating conflict that some fear could slide into civil war given the deep animosity between the Tigrayans and the government of Abiy Ahmed, who comes from the majority Oromo ethnic group. Various Tigrayan forces surrendered during the seizure of Humera airport, near the border with Sudan and Eritrea, while the military also...