At a press conference, today, the United Nations spokesman, Stefan Dujarek, said that "the six local staff members of the United Nations... Those detained in Ethiopia earlier in the month were released Thursday. "

During his meeting with the assistance of the United States Secretary of State for African Affairs, Molly, the Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council of the Sudan,

According to a television interview published by the official Ethiopian News Agency, the Minister of State for Ethiopian Finance, Ayub Taulina, said, "This is a proxy war. There is evidence that external forces are supporting the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), providing satellite and weapons support, which is very regrettable. "

After northern Tigray Territory forces said they had made gains on the ground south, early this week, and threatened to march into the capital, Ethiopian authorities declared a state of emergency, the Ethiopian Parliament unanimously approved the imposition of a state of emergency in the country.