Ethiopia’s prime minister has thrown himself onto the front lines as violence nears the capital city of Addis Ababa, the government announced Wednesday. The former soldier and Nobel peace prize laureate, Abiy Ahmed, reportedly said martyrdom might be necessary to squash the war that has plagued northern Ethiopia since November 2020, when Tigrayan militia attacked a federal military base. THOUSANDS VICTIMIZED BY SEXUAL VIOLENCE AS WAR IN NORTHERN ETHIOPIA PERSISTSThe conflict has spread to neighboring regions and an estimated 4 million people have been displaced across northern Ethiopia. The U.S. Embassy urges U.S citizens in Ethiopia to depart now using commercially available options," the embassy said. The Ethiopian government has declined to say where along the front lines the prime minister currently is.

Source: Ethiopian News November 24, 2021 21:32 UTC