# Ethiopia Tigray and Afar regional conflict > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/ethiopia-tigray-and-afar-regional-conflict > Updated: 2026-10-07T03:16:39.000Z. Sources: 4. Developments: 2. Tensions in Ethiopia have escalated as fighting in the Tigray region threatens the 2022 Pretoria peace agreement. The United Nations and the African Union have expressed concern over deteriorating security, specifically citing the seizure and occupation of airports in Mekelle, Axum, and Shire. Both organizations have endorsed mediation efforts led by Olusegun Obasanjo, the former Nigerian President and AU High Representative for the Horn of Africa, to urge a return to negotiations. In support of these calls for de-escalation, the Sultan of Afar, Ahmed Alimirah, issued a statement titled ‘This is Not Our War’. He highlighted the suffering of the Afar people, who face displacement and economic neglect due to the conflict. The Sultan noted the strategic importance of the Afar region, which contains the trade corridor between Addis Ababa and Djibouti, and called for dialogue to prevent the area from becoming a proxy battlefield. The statement also referenced a reported Djiboutian drone strike near the Ethiopia-Djibouti border that killed 11 Afar civilians. ## Timeline ### 2026-10-07: Sultan of Afar calls for peace talks in Ethiopia Sultan of Afar Ahmed Alimirah is calling for UN and African Union-led peace talks to end conflict in Ethiopia’s Afar region, citing civilian casualties and threats to vital trade corridors. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/sultan-of-afar-calls-for-peace-talks-in-ethiopia ### 2026-09-28: Ethiopia: UN and AU back Obasanjo to mediate rising Tigray tensions The UN and African Union are backing former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo to mediate renewed tensions in Ethiopia's Tigray region and preserve the 2022 Pretoria peace agreement. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/ethiopia-un-and-au-back-obasanjo-to-mediate-rising-tigray-tensions --- Cite as: Ethiopia Tigray and Afar regional conflict. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/ethiopia-tigray-and-afar-regional-conflict