# Hundreds flee Tigray as fighting intensifies near border

https://mins.news/en/item/12518

- France 24, 2026-08-03 20:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/hundreds-flee-tigray-after-fighting-flares-near-border

> Hundreds of people have fled Tigray after the most serious fighting there since 2022 broke out near the border. Nigeria continues to investigate possible links between Mexican drug cartels and Africa’s largest economy. Cape Verde’s veteran goalkeeper Vozinha has arrived in Chile to join first-division club Colo-Colo. The developments are featured in tonight’s edition.

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