A simmering row between Abiy's federal government and his former Tigrayan allies exploded on Wednesday after Abiy ordered a military campaign. Abiy, who won last year's Nobel Peace Prize, accused the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), of attacking a federal military base and trying to steal equipment. "A decision has been passed to remove the current executive body and council of (Tigray) region," Ethiopia's House of Federation said in a statement on its Facebook page. The government cut phone and internet communications to the region, according to the digital rights group Access Now, making it impossible to verify official accounts. One of the biggest risks is that the Ethiopian army will splinter along ethnic lines, with Tigrayans defecting to the regional force.

Source: Ethiopian News November 07, 2020 08:15 UTC