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Ethiopia
Abiy surrounds himself with Tigray figures as crisis rages on

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. [...]

Published on 14.01.2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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