What the return of war in Tigray means for Ethiopia and the region

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On Friday, October 16 at 1:30 p.m. ET, the Africa Center https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/programs/africa center/ will host a virtual event to examine the return of war in northern Ethiopia and its political and security implications for the country and the wider Horn of Africa. Conflict has returned to Ethiopia’s Tigray and Afar regions, threatening the 2022 peace settlement that sought to end a conflict where estimates have put the death toll at 600,000. In September, seven regional armed opposition groups, including the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, announcing the “Alliance for Survival,” a coalition aimed at removing Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who was just sworn in for a second term, from power in Ethiopia. Government aligned groups and federal troops have since…

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