Interim government of Tigray flees as rebels seize capital

Spokesperson for Tigray People's Liberation Front says Mekelle is under our control'

The interim government of Ethiopia's war-hit Tigray region has fled as rebel fighters advanced into the region's capital and the national government announced a unilateral ceasefire".

Witnesses said federal soldiers and police were also abandoning Mekelle late on Monday, and fireworks and celebratory gunfire could be heard as Tigrayan fighters took the city's airport and other key positions.