Ethiopia says Eritrean troops have 'started to evacuate' Tigray

Ethiopia has announced that military troops from neighbouring Eritrea have “started to evacuate” the conflict-hit Tigray region situated between the two African states.

The G7 group of leading nations had called for their rapid withdrawal.

This comes to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed finally acknowledging their presence amid mounting reports of massacres and widespread sexual violence.

But residents of some Tigray cities and towns continued to report the presence of Eritrean soldiers in recent days.

Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch (HRW) have accused Eritrean troops of massacring hundreds of people in the Tigrayan town of Axum in November.

Abiy sent troops into Tigray in November, a move he said came in response to TPLF-orchestrated attacks on federal army camp.

#Ethiopia says #Eritrea troops have started withdrawing from Tigray region. The #US has been in the frontline pushing for removal of Eritrea troops from the region. The soldiers are accused of overseeing genocide during their clash with #TPLF.

— SBC Somali TV (@SBCSomaliTV) April 4, 2021

The UN and The US must go to action on Tigray genocide and withdrawal of Eritrea troops from tigray and the war crime happened in Tigray pic.twitter.com/TEsnpgCp9n

— @HagosYohannis (@HagosYohannis1) April 4, 2021