With Ethiopia seemingly on the brink of civil war, UN chief Antonio Guterres calls for the immediate de-escalation of tensions in northern Ethiopia, where fighting has erupted between federal forces and troops in the Tigray region.
Long-running tensions erupted into armed conflict this week between Addis Ababa and the Tigray region, whose leaders effectively ruled the country for three decades until Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed came to power.
In this file photo taken on August 1, 2019 Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed gives a press conference at the Prime Minister’s office in the capital, Addis Ababa. (MICHAEL TEWELDE / AFP)
“I’m deeply alarmed over the situation in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. The stability of Ethiopia is important for the entire Horn of Africa region,” Guterres writes on Twitter. “I call for an immediate de-escalation of tensions and a peaceful resolution to the dispute.”
Abiy, the winner of last year’s Nobel Peace Prize, announced Wednesday that he had ordered military operations in Tigray in response to an “attack” by the region’s ruling party, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), on a military camp there.
— with AFP
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