Addis Ababa government tells residents to prepare to defend neighbourhoods after the Tigray People’s Liberation Front says it is considering marching into the city
Authorities in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Tuesday urged residents to prepare to defend their neighbourhoods after forces from Tigray region, who have been fighting the central government for a year, indicated they could advance on the city.
“I will try to buy food commodities in advance. But so far I haven’t yet purchased anything,” said the woman, who asked not to be named. The governments of four of the country’s 10 regions also called upon Ethiopians to mobilize to fight against the Tigrayan forces, state-affiliated Fana TV said. Relations with the TPLF soured after they accused him of centralizing power at the expense of Ethiopia’s regional states – an accusation Abiy denies.TPLF spokesperson Getachew Reda said that if the Tigrayan forces and their allies succeeded in removing the government, they would establish an interim government.There would also need to be a national dialogue, he said, but Abiy and his ministers would not be asked to take part.The government has also said it wants to take TPLF leaders to trial.
Spokespeople for the government, military and the Amhara region did not return calls seeking further comment on Tuesday. Jeffrey Feltman said Washington was seeing signs of famine and near-famine and that it was mostly government restrictions that were preventing humanitarian help from getting to people.When he first came to power, Abiy enacted significant political reforms but rights groups say many of those freedoms have since been rolled back.
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