Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed fires army chief and foreign minister as Tigray conflict escalates
Central bank orders the closure of 616 commercial banks in Tigray
08 November 2020 - 21:11
Gondar — Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed replaced his army chief, the head of intelligence and the foreign minister on Sunday as the military continued a five-day old offensive in the restive Tigray region with a new round of air strikes.
Abiy gave no reasons for the personnel changes, which come as he pursues a military campaign against the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), a powerful ethnic faction that led the ruling coalition for decades until Abiy took office in 2018...
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