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Tigray residents say life is returning to normal as Ethiopian forces retake control

Residents of Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region, say life is returning to normal after federal forces retook control of the city, which has been seized by Tigray rebels.

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00:00Passengers continue to arrive at Ethiopia's Mkele Airport after flights to the northern Tigray region resumed on Sunday.
00:09It's another sign of life returning to normal after Tigray rebels briefly seized the city.
00:18Now we've restarted our work as new and the situation is good.
00:25We've returned to our work so what we want to see is peace improving even beyond this.
00:33Since everyone is a seeker of peace, everyone wants to do their work peacefully, go home and grow and prosper.
00:44Mkele's capture by the Tigray forces ignited fears that the region could return to conflict.
00:50Civil war killed hundreds of thousands of people before peace was agreed in 2022.
00:59When it was shut down because everything was closed unexpectedly, the community had become accustomed to using banks via transfer
01:08systems and didn't have cash on hand.
01:11For that reason, it was very difficult.
01:17But because it was closed for only a short time, we didn't face too much hardship.
01:23But if the problem had persisted longer, it would have been severe.
01:30Tensions continue to mount with neighboring Eritrea.
01:34Addis Ababa has accused Asmara of supporting the Tigray fighters and of sending troops across the border.
01:41Eritrea called the accusation a declaration of war.

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