Äthiopien

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Was den "Mob" betrifft, da scheinen Anhänger der Regierung sogar wohl eifriger bei der Sache zu sein, zumindest ziehen Bürgerwehren durch die Hauptstadt. Und wenn ich diese Leute mit ihren Holzlatten sehe, so kommen ungute Erinnerungen auf, fehlen bloß noch der Autoreifen und die Benzinflasche...

Ethiopia's Tigray conflict: Suspicion and sacrifice as fighting spreads

After dark, in a residential neighbourhood in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, dozens of civilian volunteers were busy patrolling their streets one night last week, stopping and searching cars and checking documents. "Our neighbourhood committee includes about 180 people. We've apprehended many people. And we've found a lot of suspicious materials, including guns and explosive devices," said an older man who appeared to be coordinating the searches.

The volunteers are searching for Tigrayan rebels, and their supporters, under new state of emergency regulations introduced by the Ethiopian government in response to a Tigrayan military offensive. Critics say thousands of people have been unjustly detained, but the clampdown appears to have widespread support in the capital. [...]

Ethiopia's Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, recently announced he was heading to the frontlines to lead his troops. Video footage, provided by the government, showed him in uniform surrounded by soldiers, apparently in the arid Afar region north-east of the capital.

"We have now managed to clear the area completely," Prime Minister Abiy said in the footage. [...] The prime minister said his troops were in the process of seizing several towns from the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF).

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-59433271

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