Ethiopian opposition groups unite to mount challenge to prime minister Abiy
The coalition says it will seek a transitional charter and a participatory constitutional dialogue after accusing the government of war, displacement and rights abuses.
- On Sunday, September 20, seven Ethiopian armed groups announced the Ethiopian Peoples' Forces Coalition for Survival, with Amhara Fano National Movement chairman Zemene Kasse declaring their objective to remove the Prosperity Party-led government.
- The coalition comprises forces from half of Ethiopia's 12 regional states, including the Tigray People's Liberation Front , Oromo Liberation Army , and AFNM, following months of cross-regional opposition coordination among armed groups.
- Members accuse Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government of presiding over "war, genocide, mass destruction, and utter poverty," aiming to establish an inclusive transitional government guided by a Transitional Charter.
- Despite the formal agreement, doubts remain over the alliance's stability due to past clashes and territorial disputes between groups; regional specialist Kjetil Tronvoll of Oslo New University College questioned their ability to sustain coordinated warfare.
- Federal authorities have not responded to the announcement, but both the government and TPLF have massed troops along the northern border in recent months, fueling fears of a return to large-scale conflict that previously killed some 600,000 people.
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Seven Ethiopian armed factions announced the formation of the Coalition for Existence to displace the Government of Abe Ahmed and establish a Transitional Government, amid questions about the fragility of the Alliance, the challenges of coordinating the front lines and the regional risks associated with neighbouring States.
Former enemies form alliance to overthrow Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed
The TPLF, Amhara's Fano militias and the Oromo Liberation Army — groups that fought on opposing sides in the Tigray war — said they had been coordinating for more than a year and aimed to install a transitional government.
(Johannesburg=Yonhap News) Correspondent Na Hak-jin = In Ethiopia, seven armed groups opposed to the government have formed an alliance, threatening to overthrow the government led by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed...
Several rebel groups that have been fighting against Ethiopian authorities in different parts of the country have announced the formation of an alliance to overthrow the government in Addis Ababa. The alliance brings together the Fano militia in Amhara, the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and four other smaller groups in a coalition called the "Alliance for Survival". The seven groups accuse Prime Ministe…
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