# Mawlid festivities cancelled in Ethiopia’s Tigray over fears of drone strikes

https://mins.news/en/item/32978

- France 24, 2026-08-26 11:06 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260826-mawlid-festivities-cancelled-in-ethiopia-s-tigray-region-over-fears-of-drone-strikes

> Mawlid celebrations marking the birth of the Prophet Mohammed have been cancelled at the last minute in Ethiopia’s Tigray region amid fears of drone strikes. The decision follows the cancellation of another major Tigrayan festival, Ashenda, for the same reason. Drone strikes have hit northern Ethiopia as tensions between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front and the Ethiopian government escalate.

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