Northern Ethiopia’s shifting alliances explained
Fano militia members patrol the Sangi livestock market in Ethiopia’s Amhara region on January 23, 2025 [AP]In the letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Ethiopia’s foreign minister said the alleged coordination had “become clearer in recent months” and accused “the hardline faction within the front and the Eritrean government” of preparing for war against Ethiopia.
Between 2020 and 2022, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) fought a bloody war against Ethiopia’s federal government and its allies in Eritrea and the Amhara militias known as Fano.
EritreaOn February 3, Ethiopia’s federal government acknowledged for the first time that Eritrean forces had participated in the Tigray war, saying they were responsible for mass killings, the destruction of homes and the looting of factories.
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