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Visiting the Tigrayan capital Mekelle on 2 August, US Special Envoy Mike Hammer and envoys of the European Union and United Nations called for "a swift restoration of electricity, telecom, banking, and other basic services", and "unfettered humanitarian access", hinting that Mr Abiy had agreed to do these things.