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Ethiopia's Tigray region: Residents fear fresh conflict

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Growing tensions threaten fragile peace agreement signed in late 2022 , which brought an end to a brutal civil war that claimed an estimated half a million lives.

Many in Mekelle are preparing for the worst - either leaving for the federal capital, Addis Ababa , on sold-out flights, or stocking up on emergency supplies and withdrawing their savings from the bank.

In recent months there has been a growing power struggle between senior figures within TPLF and Tigray 's interim administration.

Young people are glued to their phones to see what the next days and weeks will bring.

The head of Tigray 's interim administration, Getachew Reda , is currently in Addis Ababa for "consultations" with federal authorities.

In another cafe, a young man said he was waiting to hear what the new mayor would do to calm the public.

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