Ethiopia

- Kenya tightens Ebola screening at Nairobi Airport after reporting its first imported case from one of ten African countries. - Ethiopian federal forces recapture Tigray's capital Mekelle, leading to tensions between Addis Ababa and regional powers like Eritrea, Egypt, and Sudan; reports indicate forced recruitment of men and boys as young as 15 by armed groups in Ethiopia’s Tigray region amid renewed fighting; the Ethiopian government launches drone strikes against Eritrean forces who crossed into Tigray, escalating tensions between the two countries; Eritrea cuts diplomatic ties with Ethiopia after Addis Ababa orders closure of its embassy in Asmara due to ongoing clashes.