Ethiopia, one of Africa's most powerful and populous countries, is on the brink of civil war. The crisis has been building for months. Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize last year for his work within the country, but that all seems to be coming to an end. On Wednesday morning communications were cut in the heavily armed northern Tigray region and Ahmed ordered troops to respond to an attack by Tigray's forces on a military base in the region. On Thursday Ethiopia's army deployed troops to Tigray and Tigray's leader announced "we are ready to be martyrs". Then on Friday, Ahmed carried out airstrikes against the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and cut off the Tigray region from the rest of the nation. All of this comes after the TPLF withdrew from the countries ruling coalition that appointed Ahmed prime minister last year.
Lucas Burris
https://apnews.com/article/why-ethiopia-on-brink-of-civil-war-ap-011a4fe56971e4871467d363e6c55551
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