Seven Ethiopian rebel groups form new alliance
Summary
Seven rebel groups in Ethiopia have joined forces to create a new alliance called the Alliance for Survival. Their goal is to end the current government led by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and start a transitional government. Ethiopia has faced ongoing conflicts in several regions, and this new alliance covers half of the country’s regional states.Key Facts
- The alliance includes seven rebel groups: Fano militia (Amhara), Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), and four smaller groups.
- They accuse the government of causing war, genocide, destruction, and poverty.
- The coalition aims to remove the government in Addis Ababa and establish a transitional administration.
- Ethiopia has experienced armed conflicts mainly in Oromia, Amhara, and the Tigray regions.
- The Tigray war caused hundreds of thousands of deaths and millions of people displaced.
- An African Union peace deal ended the Tigray war in 2022, but tensions remain high.
- The Fano militia fought with federal forces during the Tigray war but later rebelled against the government after refusing to disarm.
- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s Prosperity Party kept power in the June 2024 general election, but opposition groups rejected the results, and Tigray was excluded from voting.
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