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Country’s leader says troops have taken control of regional capital Mekelle
Some see ‘ethnic federalism’ and a ‘nation of nations’ as the country’s salvation, others as its damnation
Addis says foreign powers should stop meddling as military prepares for assault on Mekelle in pursuit of TPLF leadership
Army plans to encircle city of 500,000 people with tanks and artillery
Tigray crisis is part of a broader political problem that brute force cannot solve
The conflict in Tigray is the biggest test of Abiy Ahmed’s premiership and threatens to spill over into neighbouring countries
Ethiopian region has tradition of hardened fighters but Abiy says offensive can end quickly
First major incident in spiralling internal conflict provokes international outcry
The Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed may have been given the award too soon
Domestic conflict threatens to wreck any chance of peaceful democratic transition promised by Nobel Peace Prize winner
Abiy Ahmed needs to prove his Nobel Peace Prize was deserved
Military confrontation in Africa’s second most populous country could spill out across the region
Abiy Ahmed accuses Tigrayan regional government of deploying its armed forces against federal army base
Survivors say 54 died in fresh bout of ethno-nationalist violence that threatens PM’s reforms
Jawar Mohammed claims he was arrested for ‘challenging’ the federal government
Abiy’s ‘pan-Ethiopianist’ agenda tested as region defies election’s postponement with own ballot
Democracy is the norm across the continent, but soldiers are still seizing power
Unrest at risk of escalating into biggest test for Abiy Ahmed since he became PM in 2018
Social distancing curbs mean August vote cannot be held, says electoral commission
Only a global victory can end this pandemic, not a temporary rich countries’ win
Critics argue that the transition of power has been mishandled
Ethiopia’s challenges are much like those I faced when I became president of Liberia
Spate of violence provokes the strongest criticisms yet yet of PM’s leadership
Disputes over power, resources, identity and territory have resurfaced under Abiy Ahmed
Ethiopia’s prime minister must work to finish the liberal reforms he has started
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