However, politically speaking, Tigray is the antithesis to the assimilationist and expansionist nation-building projects put forward by Isaias, Abiy, and Amhara elites. These actions gave Abiy and Isaias the golden opportunity to wage a total war against Tigray and destabilize Ethiopia. There is also a long history of foreign powers disregarding Tigrayans’ genuine struggle for self-determination, as well as that of other nations in Ethiopia. It also proves that the actions of foreign powers have failed and new mechanisms of intervention are needed. Abiy and Isaias’ war against Tigray was waged in the name of state sovereignty, territorial integrity, and non-intervention by foreign powers.

Source: Ethiopian News September 30, 2022 05:57 UTC