Ethiopia's government on Friday declared a state of emergency in its second-largest region, Amhara, following days of clashes between the military and local Fano militiamen. (AFP)Fighting that broke out earlier this week has quickly become Ethiopia's most serious security crisis since a two-year civil war in neighbouring Tigray region ended last November. But the relationship has soured, in part over recent efforts by federal authorities to weaken regional paramilitary groups. Ethiopian Airlines had cancelled flights to three of the four airports it flies to in Amhara, an airline spokesperson said. The war in Tigray was rooted in tensions between regional and federal authority as well as old grievances between ethnic groups.

Source: Ethiopian News August 04, 2023 15:01 UTC