Ethiopia conflict: 'It is not a civil war' says the government
The situation in northern Ethiopia is worsening. After incursions across the border with Eritrea fears are growing the fighting may now become a wider regional conflict. In a bid to avert this, African leaders have been trying to mediate. Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has urged Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and TPLF leadership to hold talks. Meanwhile President Uhuru Kenyatta has added his voice to the international calls for a cessation of hostilities. For more the 麻豆社's Bola Mosura has been talking to Zadig Abraha, Ethiopian minister in charge of democratization.
(Photo: Militiamen from Amhara state, neighbouring Tigray, are fighting alongside the federal army. Credit: Getty Images)
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