According to a statement from the Ministry of Transport and Logistics, cross-country vehicles that would typically pass through Debre Berhan to reach Tigray through Afar are now required to do so.
The cross-country transport service that was shut off to the Tigray region due to the violence that has been occurring in Ethiopia’s north for the past two years has been reopened.
According to State Minister for Transport Baro Hassan of the Ministry of Transport and Logistics, cross-country vehicles that were travelling to Tigray through Debre Berhan are currently being forced to pass through Afar before continuing on to Woldya and Tigray. This is because of the ongoing security issues in some areas of the Amhara region.
He claimed that the cross-country transit route, which was on the Afar side, has continued to run without incident and that both the number of vehicles and the number of persons utilising it are increasing.
Reports indicate that all cross-country travel to the Tigray region has been completely halted. They claimed that the claims were untrue and that various techniques were being used to provide the service.