Kassa Gebreyohannes Gebremichael, former deputy head of mission at the Ethiopian Embassy in Moscow, poses for a picture May 4, 2021. Picture taken May 4, 2021. To match Special Report ETHIOPIA-CONFLICT/TIGRAYANS REUTERS/Stringer

Kassa Gebreyohannes Gebremichael, former deputy head of mission at the Ethiopian Embassy in Moscow, poses for a picture May 4, 2021. Picture taken May 4, 2021. To match Special Report ETHIOPIA-CONFLICT/TIGRAYANS REUTERS/Stringer

Kassa Gebreyohannes Gebremichael, former deputy head of mission at the Ethiopian Embassy in Moscow, poses for a picture May 4, 2021. Picture taken May 4, 2021. To match Special Report ETHIOPIA-CONFLICT/TIGRAYANS REUTERS/Stringer

Kassa Gebreyohannes Gebremichael, former deputy head of mission at the Ethiopian Embassy in Moscow, poses for a picture May 4, 2021. Picture taken May 4, 2021. To match Special Report ETHIOPIA-CONFLICT/TIGRAYANS REUTERS/Stringer

Kassa Gebreyohannes Gebremichael, former deputy head of mission at the Ethiopian Embassy in Moscow, poses for a picture May 4, 2021. Picture taken May 4, 2021. To match Special Report ETHIOPIA-CONFLICT/TIGRAYANS REUTERS/Stringer

Kassa Gebreyohannes Gebremichael, former deputy head of mission at the Ethiopian Embassy in Moscow, poses for a picture May 4, 2021. Picture taken May 4, 2021. To match Special Report ETHIOPIA-CONFLICT/TIGRAYANS REUTERS/Stringer

Faithful of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church go to church service at the Holy Trinity Cathedral Church on the Easter morning in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 2, 2021. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese

Faithful of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church go to church service at the Holy Trinity Cathedral Church on the Easter morning in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 2, 2021. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese

Faithful of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church go to church service at the Holy Trinity Cathedral Church on the Easter morning in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 2, 2021. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese

Faithful of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church go to church service at the Holy Trinity Cathedral Church on the Easter morning in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 2, 2021. REUTERS/Maheder Haileselassie Tadese

Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims attend the Easter Eve celebration at the St. Mary Rock-Hewn church in Lalibela, Ethiopia, May 1, 2021. Picture taken May 1, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims attend the Easter Eve celebration at the St. Mary Rock-Hewn church in Lalibela, Ethiopia, May 1, 2021. Picture taken May 1, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims attend the Easter Eve celebration at the St. Mary Rock-Hewn church in Lalibela, Ethiopia, May 1, 2021. Picture taken May 1, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims attend the Easter Eve celebration at the St. Mary Rock-Hewn church in Lalibela, Ethiopia, May 1, 2021. Picture taken May 1, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims attend the Easter Eve celebration at the St. Mary Rock-Hewn church in Lalibela, Ethiopia, May 1, 2021. Picture taken May 1, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims attend the Easter Eve celebration at the St. Mary Rock-Hewn church in Lalibela, Ethiopia, May 1, 2021. Picture taken May 1, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims attend the Easter Eve celebration at the St. Mary Rock-Hewn church in Lalibela, Ethiopia, May 1, 2021. Picture taken May 1, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

Chief Priest Misganaw Tarekegn, 70, poses for picture after Reuters interview as Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims attend the Easter Eve celebration at the St. Mary Rock-Hewn church in Lalibela, Ethiopia, May 1, 2021. Picture taken May 1, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims attend the Easter Eve celebration at the St. Mary Rock-Hewn church in Lalibela, Ethiopia, May 1, 2021. Picture taken May 1, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims attend the Easter Eve celebration at the St. Mary Rock-Hewn church in Lalibela, Ethiopia, May 1, 2021. Picture taken May 1, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

An Ethiopian Orthodox Priest reads a Bible during the Easter Eve celebration at the St. Mary Rock-Hewn church in Lalibela, Ethiopia, May 1, 2021. Picture taken May 1, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

An Ethiopian Orthodox man attends the Good Friday prayer session at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 30, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

Ethiopian Orthodox people attend the Good Friday prayer session at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 30, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

Ethiopian Orthodox people attend the Good Friday prayer session at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 30, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

An Ethiopian Orthodox woman attends the Good Friday prayer session at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 30, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

Ethiopian Orthodox people attend the Good Friday prayer session at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 30, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

A reverend leads the Good Friday prayer at the Biftu Bole Mekane Yesus Lutheran church, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia April 30, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa

An Ethiopian Orthodox woman attends the Good Friday prayer session at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 30, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

Police officers guard a sealed room containing bids for telecoms operating licenses after submissions closed at the Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA) offices in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia April 26, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

Police officers guard a sealed room containing bids for telecoms operating licenses after submissions closed at the Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA) offices in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia April 26, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

An Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA) logo is seen on a billboard during a bid opening ceremony for the telecoms operating licenses in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia April 26, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

Balcha Reba, Director General at Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA) addresses delegates during a bid opening ceremony for the telecoms operating licenses at their headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia April 26, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

A box containing bids for telecoms operating license is displayed during bid opening ceremony at the Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA) headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia April 26, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

A Vodacom representative opens a suitcase containing bids for the telecoms operating license during bid opening ceremony at the Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA) headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia April 26, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

A worker from the Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA) pushes a safe containing bids for the Telecoms operating licenses after they were opened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia April 26, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

Suitcases containing bids are seen in a room before closure of bid submission for telecoms operating licenses at the Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA) offices in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia April 26, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

Orthodox Christian worshippers hold palm fronds during a Palm Sunday procession, marking the start of Holy Week that ends on Easter Sunday, amid eased coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions, at the Ethiopian section in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City April 25, 2021. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

An Orthodox Christian worshipper holds her phone during a Palm Sunday procession, marking the start of Holy Week that ends on Easter Sunday, amid eased coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions, at the Ethiopian section in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City April 25, 2021. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

Orthodox Christian worshippers take part in a Palm Sunday procession, marking the start of Holy Week that ends on Easter Sunday, amid eased coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions, at the Ethiopian section in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City April 25, 2021. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

A man plays with a young girl as she holds a part of palm frond during an Orthodox Christian Palm Sunday procession, marking the start of Holy Week that ends on Easter Sunday, amid eased coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions, at the Ethiopian section in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City April 25, 2021. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

A boy looks on as Orthodox Christian worshippers take part in a Palm Sunday procession, marking the start of Holy Week that ends on Easter Sunday, amid eased coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions, in the Ethiopian section of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City April 25, 2021. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

An Ethiopian woman who says she was gang-raped by armed men is seen during an interview with Reuters in a hospital in the town of Adigrat, Tigray region, Ethiopia, March 18, 2021. The Ethiopian government did not respond to the woman’s specific allegations but promised perpetrators of sexual violence would be punished. Picture taken March 18, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Items that doctors said they retrieved from the vagina of a rape survivor are seen at a hospital in the town of Adigrat, Tigray region, Ethiopia, March 18, 2021. The Ethiopian government did not respond to the woman’s specific allegations but promised perpetrators of sexual violence would be punished. Picture taken March 18, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Ethiopian migrants rest before they were flown back to Ethiopia, at an IOM shelter in Aden, Yemen April 13, 2021. Picture taken April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman

Ethiopian migrants leave an IOM shelter before they were flown back to Ethiopia, in Aden, Yemen April 13, 2021. Picture taken April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman

Ethiopian migrants prepare to leave an IOM shelter before they were flown back to Ethiopia, in Aden, Yemen April 13, 2021. Picture taken April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman

An IOM staffer checks the temperature of Ethiopian migrants as they leave an IOM shelter before they were flown back to Ethiopia, in Aden, Yemen April 13, 2021. Picture taken April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman

Ethiopian migrants rest before they were flown back to Ethiopia, at an IOM shelter in Aden, Yemen April 13, 2021. Picture taken April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman

Ethiopian migrants rest before they were flown back to Ethiopia, at an IOM shelter in Aden, Yemen April 13, 2021. Picture taken April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman

Ethiopian migrants rest before they were flown back to Ethiopia, at an IOM shelter in Aden, Yemen April 13, 2021. Picture taken April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman

Ethiopian migrants prepare to leave an IOM shelter before they were flown back to Ethiopia, in Aden, Yemen April 13, 2021. Picture taken April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman

An Ethiopian farmer poses for a photograph holding Kibrom, his 5-year-old son, who he says was shot when Ethiopian soldiers entered his village with their Amhara allies, in the city of Mekelle, Tigray region, Ethiopia, March 12, 2021. The family now camps outside a school which was turned into a temporary shelter for people displaced by conflict. REUTERS/Baz Ratner SEARCH "RATNER TIGRAY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

Ethiopian soldiers ride on a truck near the town of Adigrat, Tigray region, Ethiopia, March 18, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner SEARCH "RATNER TIGRAY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

Ethiopian migrants gather to protest their treatment in the war-torn country during a sit-in outside a compound of United Nations organizations in the southern port city of Aden, Yemen March 15, 2021. Picture taken March 15, 2021. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman

Ethiopian migrants gather to protest their treatment in the war-torn country during a sit-in outside a compound of United Nations organizations in the southern port city of Aden, Yemen March 15, 2021. Picture taken March 15, 2021. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman

Ethiopian migrants gather to protest their treatment in the war-torn country during a sit-in outside a compound of United Nations organizations in the southern port city of Aden, Yemen March 15, 2021. Picture taken March 15, 2021. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman

Demonstrators gather outside Pfizer's headquarters building, for a "Free the Vaccine" protest, demanding just global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines as others involved in the Ethiopian conflict rally pass by during the coronavirus pandemic in New York City, U.S., March 11, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

Demonstrators gather outside Pfizer's headquarters building, for a "Free the Vaccine" protest, demanding just global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines as others involved in the Ethiopian conflict rally pass by during the coronavirus pandemic in New York City, U.S., March 11, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

An Ethiopian Airlines staff unloads the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccines under the COVAX scheme against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from a cargo plane at the Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 7, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

Ethiopia's Minister of Health Lia Tadesse speaks to the media after receiving the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccines under the COVAX scheme against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia March 7, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri