Ethiopian forces shoot at UN as Government refuses independent inquiry into civil conflict

Ethiopia’s Government has confirmed security forces shot at and detained United Nations workers trying to reach part of the embattled Tigray region.

It comes as the Government is rejecting calls for independent investigations into the deadly conflict in the region, saying it “doesn’t need a babysitter”.

Senior official Redwan Hussein told reporters the UN staffers “broke” two checkpoints to go to areas where “they were not supposed to go”.

He said the staffers had since been…