The Somali condemned cooperation plans announced by neighbouring Ethiopia and the breakaway region of Somaliland as an attack on its sovereignty.
“We cannot be idle observers in forums that affect common well-being,” said Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
A curfew has been imposed in Gonder, Ethiopia’s northern region of Amhara, local officials disclosed on Monday.
The 27 trucks delivered nearly 1,000 metric tonnes of food and other essential items to the city of Mekelle.
The violence in the Benishangul-Gumuz, home to several ethnic groups, was separate from the war in Tigray.
Ethiopia and Kenya have agreed to fight the militant groups al-Shabab and Oromo Liberation Army (OLA).
The Nigerian president met his counterparts at the headquarters of the African Union on Sunday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The official said Mr Biden made clear that he wants to see the Ethiopian army cease airstrikes and stop going into the Tigray region.
“Refugee settlements must always be protected in line with international legal obligations that apply to all who take up arms,” he said.
A month ago, rebellious Tigrayan forces captured the strategic towns of Dessie and Kombolcha, located on a key highway to the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa.
