The BBC reporter in Ethiopia's conflict-hit region of Tigray has been released from detention at a military camp in the regional capital, Mekelle.

Girmay Gebru, who works for BBC Tigrinya, was released without charge and the BBC is not aware of the reason for his detention.

BBC Tigrinya has also confirmed the release of local journalist, Tamirat Yemane, and two translators - Alula Akalu and Fitsum Berhane - who were working for the Financial Times and the AFP news agency, respectively.

The region in northern Ethiopia has been the centre of a conflict between the federal government and its former ruling party, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF).