Eritrean troops fighting in the Tigray region "
began to evacuate,
" a day after the G7 countries called for their rapid withdrawal, Ethiopia said on Saturday (April 3rd).
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced last week that Eritrean forces would leave Tigray, three days after finally acknowledging their presence and facing reports of massacres and widespread sexual violence.