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Tigray capital 'out of cash' as fighting escalates, resident tells BBC

Tigray capital 'out of cash' as fighting escalates, resident tells BBC

By GhanaSummary NewsroomPan-Africa

A resident of Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region, says that the atmosphere is calm but people are very stressed after fighting broke out between government troops and the party that controls the region on Wednesday, raising fears of a return to full-scale civil war.

He says that many banks have been running low on cash for months, leaving people to rely on mobile banking, with fears that could now be blocked.

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