Ethiopia's Abiy vows to head to war front amid rebel advance
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. He said that he would head to the war front to lead soldiers battling rebels, as the year-long conflict moves closer to the capital Addis Ababa. FILE PHOTO | AFP
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Monday he would head to the war front to lead soldiers battling rebels, as the year-long conflict moves closer to the capital Addis Ababa.
"Starting tomorrow, I will mobilise to the front to lead the defence forces," Abiy, winner of the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize, said in a statement posted on Twitter.
