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November 9, 2020

Ethiopia Replaces Tigray Regional Gov't, Launches Airstrikes, as Fears Mount of Outright War
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In Ethiopia, there are fears of a looming civil war, after Prime
Minister Abiy Ahmed launched airstrikes on the northern region of
Tigray. The assault began last Wednesday after Ethiopian military sites
were taken over by troops loyal to Tigray's regional government.
Tigray's ruling party, the Tigray People's Liberation Front, was
dominant in Ethiopian politics until Abiy Ahmed came to power in 2018.
On Saturday, Ethiopia's Parliament approved plans to replace the Tigray
regional government with a new interim government. And on Sunday, Prime
Minister Ahmed fired his army chief, foreign minister and top
intelligence official without explanation. In a letter to the African
Union, Tigray's regional president called Abiy Ahmed's actions
"unconstitutional, dictatorial and treasonous," warning of an "all-out
civil war."


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