Seyoum Mesfin, Ethiopia’s long-serving former foreign minister, was one of the foremost African diplomats of his generation. He was gunned down this month in Tigray by the armed forces of a lesser man – Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia’s prime minister and Nobel peace prize winner. Some suggest it was the Eritrean military, Abiy’s allies, who killed Seyoum, although their presence in Tigray is officially denied. Ethiopia’s prime minister Abiy Ahmed speaks during a question and answer session with lawmakers in Addis Ababa in November. International scrutiny of Abiy’s Tigray war has been largely lacking.

Source: Ethiopian News January 24, 2021 07:30 UTC