He labeled TPLF leaders as terrorists, "a cancer," or "weeds." His Facebook post that called on people to "bury" advancing fighters was deleted by the social network on Thursday. On Friday, TPLF and OLA announced the formation of an alliance along with seven other opposition groups - with the aim of reversing "the harmful effects of the Abiy Ahmed rule" and precipitating a "safe transition" for the country.Ībiy, who was awarded the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize for his political reforms in Horn of Africa, declared a state of emergency on Tuesday. International calls for Ethiopian cease-fire grow "It is essential that he, the AU and possible neighbors, at least get all parties to give talks a chance," said Mutiga. In the meantime, the US special envoy to the Horn of Africa, Jeffrey Feltman, has met with the prime minister in Addis Ababa. According to observers, there have been busloads of forcibly recruited teenagers and clampdowns during which Tigrayans still staying in the capital were arrested. Facing a possible advance on the capital, Addis Ababa, it is calling for a general arming of the people, as well as for all civilians to join the fight. "They seem determined and try to make a decisive move that could either lead to the end of the siege in Tigray or to the collapse of the Abiy government," Mutiga told DW.įor its part, the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has stepped up its war rhetoric. "The primary issue is that all sides have decided that they can settle this conflict militarily."Īccording to the analyst, the Tigrayan forces have gained strength.
This is probably the most dangerous moment in the country for decades," said Murithi Mutiga, International Crisis Group Project Director for the Horn of Africa, based in Nairobi, Kenya. "The situation in Ethiopia is currently very perilous.
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