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Abiy surrounds himself with Tigray figures as crisis rages on

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. [...] (676 words)

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Abiy lobbies hard to secure AU education portfolio for his protégée

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