information from them. nor are they answering the phone. locals say accidents are common on this stretch of motorway. as the authorities continue their investigations, the families mourn their dead. bethany bell, bbc news, sofia. ethiopia s prime minister says he s heading to the frontline, to defend his country against tigray rebels. that surprise move comes amid reports of rebel forces advancing towards the capital, addis ababa. their latest gain, is the town of shewa robit, which is on the main road linking the capital to the north. the bbc s emmanuel igunza, has more from nairobi. it s a startling moment. just two years ago, prime minister abiy ahmed won the nobel peace prize, describing war as the epitome of hell . today, he s threatening to march in person to the battlefront to join his troops in the year long war against the tigray people s
in the country s civil war. ethiopia s prime minister says he s heading to the frontline to defend his country against tigray rebels. that surprise move comes amid reports of rebel forces advancing towards the capital, addis ababa, although the claims are hard to verify because of an apparent communications blackout. the rebels say their latest gain is the town of shewa robit, which is on the main road linking the capital to the north. the bbc s emmanuel igunza has more from nairobi. it s a startling moment. just two years ago, prime minister abiy ahmed won the nobel peace prize, describing war as the epitome of hell . today, he s threatening to march in person to the battlefront to join his troops in the year long war against the tigray people s liberation fighters. the tplf, which hasjoined forces with another rebel group, have dismissed the statement and claim to have captured key towns and cities as they advance south towards the capital, addis ababa. the government denies this. s
ethiopia s prime minister says he s heading to the front line, to defend his country against tigray rebels. that surprise move comes amid reports of rebel forces advancing towards the capital, addis ababa. their latest gain, is the town of shewa robit, which is on the main road linking the capital to the north. the bbc s emmanuel igunza, has more from nairobi. it s a startling moment. just two years ago, prime minister abiy ahmed won the nobel peace prize, describing war as the epitome of hell . today, he s threatening to march in person to the battlefront to join his troops in the year long war against the tigray people s liberation fighters. the tplf, which hasjoined forces with another rebel group, have dismissed the statement and claim to have captured key towns and cities as they advance south towards the capital, addis ababa. the government denies this. supporters of the prime minister have cheered him on,
jessica parker, bbc news, in poland. the ethiopian 0lympic legend haile gebrselassie has announced plans to head to the frontline just a day after prime minister abiy ahmed announced he wasjoining the fight against rebel forces from the northern region of tigray. that surprise move comes amid reports of rebel forces advancing towards the capital, addis ababa. their latest gain, is the town of shewa robit, which is on the main road linking the capital to the north. the bbc s emmanuel igunza has more from nairobi. it s a startling moment. just two years ago, prime minister abiy ahmed won the nobel peace prize, describing war as the epitome of hell . today, he s threatening to march in person to the battlefront to join his troops in the year long war against the tigray people s liberation fighters. the tplf, which hasjoined forces with another rebel group, have dismissed the statement and claim to have captured key towns and cities
in crowded indoor spaces, a sign that officials are taking nothing for granted. germany and france have become the latest countries to advise their citizens to leave ethiopia, after an escalation in the country s civil war. ethiopia s prime minister says he s heading to the front line, to defend his country against tigray rebels. that surprise move comes amid reports of rebel forces advancing towards the capital, addis ababa. their latest gain is the town of shewa robit, which is on the main road linking the capital to the north. the bbc s emmanuel igunza has more from nairobi. it s a startling moment. just two years ago, prime minister abiy ahmed won the nobel peace prize describing war as the epitome of hell . today, he s threatening to march in person to the battlefront to join his troops in the year long war against the tigray people s