Itziar Aguirre Is Ethiopia Headed Towards a Civil War? Facing the abyss of interethnic civil war, Ethiopia today is on the brink of state failure. This is the second time in just two years that Ethiopia has declared a state of emergency, which prohibits protests and restricts publications that could be deemed to incite violence. Since 1991, Ethiopia’s political situation has been somewhat stable, and rising living standards have followed. The 2014 crash in commodity prices, for example, had a trivial impact on Ethiopia’s growth path.

Source: Ethiopian News March 03, 2018 10:18 UTC