This is the latest sign that Mr Abiy is struggling to retain his reputation as a peace-broker - about a year after he won the Nobel Peace Prize for ending a border war with Eritrea and for his efforts to democratise Ethiopia. So its disagreement with Mr Abiy is a deep fracture at the very core of power in the country. Mr Abiy sacked some of its members from the cabinet, while others resigned. Tens of thousands were killed in the conflict after Eritrea launched an offensive to gain control of the town of Badme from Ethiopia's Tigray region. Mr Abiy signed a deal in 2018 with Eritrea's President Isaias Afwerki to end the "state of war", resulting in border crossings between the two countries reopening.

Source: Ethiopian News September 04, 2020 23:16 UTC