# Tigray returns to daily life as fears of a wider war grow

Residents of Ethiopia's Tigray region are resuming everyday routines after the end of the devastating two-year war, with markets, schools and transport slowly reopening. But the return to normal life is shadowed by growing fears that tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea, along with unresolved disputes over disputed territories, could reignite a broader conflict in the Horn of Africa.

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- [Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/22/tigray-resumes-daily-life-amid-fears-of-wider-war?traffic_source=rss) — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 02:08:05 +0000