Can Ethiopia be pulled back from the brink? (BBC)
Posted: 03 Aug 2021, 19:28
Ethiopia: Growing concerns for unity as Tigray conflict spreads
By Vivienne Nunis
BBC News, Africa correspondent
There are increasing concerns about Ethiopian unity as the conflict in the northern Tigray region escalates.
The nine-month-long war between Tigrayan rebel forces and the Ethiopian army and its allies has been mostly contained in Tigray itself.
But the fighting is spreading into the neighbouring regions of Amhara and Afar.
This is off the back of Tigrayan forces making significant territorial gains, including capturing the regional capital, Mekelle, in June after Ethiopian troops withdrew and the government declared a unilateral ceasefire.
It is a sign that the Tigray crisis is getting worse, but this is by no means the only fighting happening right now in Ethiopia.
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