A timeline of Ethiopia’s march from Nobel peace prize to war
With neither the military nor the Tigrayan people willing to compromise, Abiy Ahmed’s government slogan of ‘coming together’ is increasingly ironic
28 November 2020 - 08:20
Nairobi/Istanbul — Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s political slogan is medemer — or “coming together”. But some analysts say reforms meant to unify Ethiopia have inflamed simmering ethnic and political divisions and risk unravelling Africa’s second most populous nation.
Now Ethiopian unity faces its severest test yet: since November 4, the military has been battling a group that once dominated the national government — the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in the northern Tigray region...
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