# Mawlid celebrations cancelled in Ethiopia’s Tigray over drone strike fears

https://mins.news/en/video/32984

- France 24 English, 2026-08-26 11:06 UTC
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- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9j-LnKKiNo

> Mawlid celebrations in Ethiopia’s Tigray region were called off at the last minute amid fears of drone strikes. The decision follows the cancellation of another major Tigrayan festival, Ashenda, for the same reason. Recent drone attacks in northern Ethiopia come as tensions between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front and the Ethiopian government continue to escalate.

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