EDITORIAL: There will be no winners in Addis conflict
Eight months since the conflict first broke out, it has sucked in neighbouring Amhara, as the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF), march way past their territory. FILE | PHOTO
All through history, men have stood amidst the ruins of war, to declare victory. Often, however, in contrast to the scale of destruction and failed promises, such proclamations have over time developed a hollow ring to them.
Without intervention, that is exactly the fate facing Ethiopia as the federal government in Addis, faces off with the breakaway region of Tigray. The fighting threatens to plunge Ethiopia into a long, costly conflict. Eight months since the conflict first broke out, it has sucked in neighbouring Amhara, as the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF), march way past their territory.
