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The Dangerous Expansion of Ethiopia’s Tigray War
A rapidly escalating conflict has pushed Africa’s second most populous country to the edge.
In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert William Davison explains why the main protagonists urgently need to strike a deal to avert a downward spiral toward state collapse.
Who is involved in the expanding fighting in Ethiopia?
Ethiopia’s grinding nine-month war has entered a dangerous new phase. In late July, the federal government and allied regional leaders intensified attempts to mobilise people from across the country to join the war against forces from the country’s northernmost region, Tigray.
Those forces, having…