Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Amhara Crisis - Abiy's Political Failures Threaten a Return to War

[The Conversation Africa] The federal government of Ethiopia declared a state of emergency in Amhara region on 4 August 2023. A special session of parliament endorsed this decision, placing the administration of the country's second largest region under the military. This followed clashes between federal troops and Amhara forces resisting a government order to disarm and demobilise regional special forces.