Addis Ababa — Ethiopia’s military has not struck a hydroelectric dam in the northern region of Tigray where it is battling local forces, the government’s emergency taskforce said on Friday, denying a claim by the region’s president.
Debretsion Gebremichael said late on Thursday on Tigray TV the Tekeze dam had been hit by air strikes, knocking off power to the region.
(Reporting by Addis Ababa newsroom; Writing by Duncan Miriri; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)