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Vol 67 No 6

Published 20th March 2026


Eritrea

How Abiy’s march north could ignite the Horn

As the federal government masses troops along Tigray’s borders, the prime minister is weighing his most perilous gamble yet

As much of the world focused on the United States-Israeli war with Iran this month, Ethiopian army convoys carrying heavy weapons were filmed moving north in broad daylight. Former soldiers have received recall notices. Commodity prices are surging as residents hoard supplies. Might Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed use the distraction of the Gulf War to launch military action in northern Ethiopia?

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