Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed on ‘mission to save the country’ in response to army base attack
Military operations began in Tigray overnight and a six-month state of emergency has been declared in the northern region
04 November 2020 - 16:12
Ethiopia’s leader ordered the military to respond to an alleged attack on an army camp in the restive Tigray region, escalating a standoff between the federal and state governments.
Military operations began in Tigray overnight and a six-month state of emergency has been declared in the northern region, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s spokesperson Billene Seyoum said by phone on Wednesday. The intervention came after Abiy accused the region’s ruling Tigray People’s Liberation Front on Tuesday of orchestrating the raid on the camp...
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