As soon as the shooting stops, all sides should embrace a comprehensive national dialogue that many within and outside Ethiopia view as the surest way of steadying its troubled transition. The TPLF dominated the former ruling coalition of Ethiopia when it fought a war with Eritrea between 1998 and 2000. For its part, the TPLF has issued a statement saying that Tigray would prevail in the conflict. Tigray rejected the extensions as unconstitutional and held its own regional elections on 9 September, in defiance of the federal government. Instead, Addis Ababa urgently needs to accept, as already suggested by both the AU and EU, a national dialogue with all relevant political actors.

Source: Ethiopian News November 06, 2020 04:52 UTC