Ethiopia
Abiy surrounds himself with Tigray figures as crisis rages on

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali.
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali. © Stien Lysberg Solum/POOL/EFE/Newscom/MaxPPP
While still waging war against the TPLF, the Ethiopian prime minister has gathered round prominent figures of the Tigray people to assert his authority over the region. [...]
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