Azeb Aregawi
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News: Over 700 Eritreans cross into #Tigray for holiday celebrations as Federal Government accuses #Eritrea of meddling in #Ethiopia’s internal affairs More than 700 #Eritreans crossed into the town of Sheraro, in Northernwestern zone of Tigray, over the weekend to celebrate the religious festivals of Hosanna(Palm Sunday) and Medhane Alem alongside local residents, regional state broadcaster Tigrai Televison reported. According to the report, participants said the visit was aimed at strengthening long-standing social and cultural ties between communities on both sides of the border. Eritrean attendees expressed happiness at being able to reunite with “Tigrayan brothers,” while also extending support to internally displaced people (IDPs) in the area. According to organizers, visitors brought grain and other supplies to assist those displaced from western and northwestern parts of Tigray. The event, described by attendees as a “stage of brotherhood,” was organized through the joint efforts of religious leaders and community elders. It featured shared religious ceremonies as well as family visits between relatives separated for extended periods due to conflict and border restrictions. This is not the first time such cross-border interactions have taken place; many have occurred recently. Addis Standard reported that in June last year, displaced residents of #Zalambessa town in eastern Tigray were able to revisit their hometown for the first time in five years, following the resumption of informal movement between Ethiopia and Eritrea. Read more: addisstandard.com/?p=56335
