Ethiopia Alleges Regional Interference
Ethiopia Army Chief Accuses Egypt and Sudan of Backing New Armed Alliance
Anonymous
Ethiopian army chief Field Marshal Birhanu Jula accused Egypt, Sudan and other foreign powers of supporting a newly formed alliance of seven armed and political groups seeking to remove Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, and said Eritrea was helping link outside backers to forces inside Ethiopia. The alliance includes the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, the Amhara Fano National Movement and the Oromo Liberation Army, and says it wants to establish a transitional administration. The accusations come amid renewed clashes in Tigray and neighboring regions, raising concerns that Ethiopia could slide back into wider conflict. An Egyptian source denied Cairo’s involvement, calling the claims baseless and urging Ethiopia to address its internal crises; an Egyptian military expert likewise characterized the allegations as an effort to shift blame for domestic problems. Jula provided no evidence for his claims in the reported remarks, and the sources do not establish that Egypt or Sudan is supporting the alliance.
Key Points
1
The accusations come amid a fresh dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: Egyptian Water Resources Minister Hani Sewilam said building a dam on a shared river was “not like laying a carpet in their homes,” and Ethiopia’s Water and Energy Ministry called his remarks reflective of a “crude colonial mentality.”
2
UN human rights chief Volker Türk called for an urgent end to the fighting and warned that Ethiopia could return to full-scale war.
3
Beyond the TPLF, Fano and Oromo Liberation Army, the alliance includes groups representing the Somali, Afar and Benishangul-Gumuz regions; some members had fought on opposing sides during Ethiopia’s 2020–2022 Tigray war.
4
The Ethiopian army said it had killed 272 TPLF fighters and wounded 260 in a North Wollo counter-offensive. The TPLF, by contrast, described federal operations as a broad offensive involving infantry, mechanized units and drones.
Sentiment
Mostly NegativeNEGATIVENEUTRALPOSITIVE
Publishers
13
Articles
73
Reach
86
Topics
A
AnonymousAuthor
