Ethiopia’s government declared a unilateral cease-fire Monday as unconfirmed reports came in that after months of fighting, forces of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) claimed to have captured Mekele, the capital of the restive northern region. In a statement, the government said that under the decision – proposed by the interim administration in Tigray – aid agencies in Tigray will be operating without escort from the Ethiopian army so ...