Can Addis clear its human rights wrongs using Tigray rebellion?

Women mourn victims of a massacre allegedly perpetrated by Eritrean soldiers in Dengolat village, North of Mekele, the capital of Tigray on February 26. PHOTO | AFP

Addis Ababa may be a victim of its own history, even as it walks the thin line between handling the Tigray crisis while fighting off pressure from international community.

And historians and political analysts who spoke to The EastAfrican this week say the crisis in Ethiopia’s northern region is very much a result of a mismanaged ethnic diversity in the country, rather than revenge attacks on the Tigray as some rights watchdogs have claimed.