Though combat had been heaviest around the southeastern border of Tigray, TPLF militants have pushed into the neighboring Amhara and Afar regions, sending residents fleeing. It’s not only over the Tigray conflict that the West is pressurizing Ethiopia though. In 2020 the U.S. tried to force Ethiopia into signing a binding agreement on the filling period. The West’s motives driving its pressure campaign on Ethiopia, its long-standing regional ally, are purely self-centered and zero-sum. Some of the steps it can take in this regard include forging a compromise with its adversaries where possible and failing that to foil their destabilizing policies and measures.

Source: Ethiopian News September 03, 2022 14:12 UTC