Friday, November 26, 2021

U.S. Sounding The Alarm On The Deteriorating Situation In Ethiopia

 

Axios: Afghanistan-scarred Biden admin taking no chances in Ethiopia 

The Biden administration is sounding the alarm over the deteriorating security situation in Ethiopia, where the government in Addis Ababa has called on civilians to arm themselves against rebels marching on the capital. 

Why it matters: The collapse of Ethiopia — a major African country with a population of 115 million — could cause a massive humanitarian crisis and destabilize the entire region. 

In the northern region of Tigray, there have been credible reports of ethnic cleansing and the government using starvation as a weapon of war. Now the Tigrayan rebels are on the offensive and reportedly within 200 miles of the capital.  

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Update: As Crisis in Ethiopia Unfolds, Biden Admin Prepares for a Second Afghanistan (Tennessee Star)  

WNU Editor: African civil wars have a tendency to last for years. The Ethiopian civil war has all the ingredients to be a long war.

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