“Ethiopia: What's Fueling the Renewed Violence in Tigray?” — what this page in the network covers. Tigray's rebel authorities have declared a "full-blown war" with the Ethiopian government, as fighting spreads into the neighboring Amhara and Afar regions. Ethiopia's federal army claims to have killed 272 rebels and wounded 260 in the north. The escalation marks a dangerous turn in a conflict that had seen relative calm after the devastating 2020-2022 war. To assess the seriousness of the situation, FRANCE 24 spoke with Jervin Naidoo, Political Analyst at Oxford Economics Africa.
Naidoo explains the driving factors behind the renewed violence, including political marginalization, territorial disputes, and the formation of a new alliance of armed groups against the government. The involvement of multiple factions complicates efforts to find a peaceful resolution. The resurgence of fighting raises fears of a return to the widespread atrocities and humanitarian crisis that characterized the previous conflict. The full version stays on the original page, which this listing opens directly.