On Wednesday, the United Nations (UN) signed a deal with the Ethiopian government to allow "unimpeded" humanitarian access to Tigray, or at least to the areas under the control of the federal government.
The federal forces launched an offensive in the Northern territory to confront Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) forces; a matter which led to the outbreak of a humanitarian crisis and the displacement of thousands.
This agreement between the UN and the Ethiopian government will allow first aid into the region of 6 million people, according to the Associated Press (AP).
A few weeks ago, the UN and other parties have demanded aid access to the region, amid reports of supplies running desperately low for millions of people. A UN spokesman said that the first mission will assess the region's needs, pointing out that it has already begun today.
Meanwhile, earlier today, a number of eyewitnesses reported that a small explosion hit Bole district in the capital, Addis Ababa. They described it as a "controlled blast".
The government has accused the TPLF of planning attacks in Addis Ababa, but there is no indication that the incident is related to the month-long war in the region.
The war in Tigray has claimed hundreds and probably thousands of lives, pushed many to seek refuge in Sudan, dragged Eritrea into conflict, impeded a peacekeeping mission in Somalia, and deepened pisions among Ethiopia's multiple ethnic groups.
Last week, the federal forces of Ethiopian Prime Minister (PM) Abiy Ahmed took full control of Mekelle, the capital of Tigray, and declared the defeat of the TPLF, a powerful ethnically-based party that dominated the central government for nearly three decades.
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