Ethiopian tension ropes in neighbours concerned with another war
Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed who ordered a military response to Tigray after the region “crossed the last red line.” PHOTO | ETHIOPIAN PUBLIC BROADCASTER | AFP
Ethiopia will be chairing this month’s African Union Peace and Security Council, the continental body charged with maintaining tranquillity, even as Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ordered a military response to Tigray after the region “crossed the last red line.”
And Ethiopia’s position in the region, and the continent, means analysts in the Horn of Africa are worried any snowball from the tension between Addis Ababa and Tigray region could be devastating to peace efforts elsewhere.
