Ethiopia downplays TPLF, OLF military alliance

Tigray soldiers.

Tigray soldiers on June 30, 2021. Ethiopia on August 12, 2021 denounced a "destructive alliance" unveiled this week between rebels from war-torn Tigray and a group from Oromia. PHOTO | AFP

The Ethiopian government on Thursday downplayed a new military alliance announced by the country's two major rebel groups.

The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) on Wednesday announced inking a military alliance to overthrow Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government in Addis Ababa.