### [2026-08-21](/feed/2026/08/21/index.md)

##### Ethiopian civil conflict
# The annual Ashenda festival in Mekelle, Tigray Region, Ethiopia, is cancelled over drone strike fears. 




### Sources:

1. [BBC News](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c24me64n31qo)
2. [Binance](https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/358147480654073)

### Changes:

1. The annual Ashenda festival in Ethiopia's Tigray Region capital Mekelle is cancelled over drone strike fears.  _2026-08-21 22:00:51 (First version)_
1. The annual Ashenda festival in Mekelle, Tigray Region, Ethiopia, is cancelled over drone strike fears.  _(Current version)_

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