—— covid region. region —— abby ahmed. is that possible? -- covid region. multi ethnic federal constitution does not allow for that and there is the logic behind that. throughout its history, ethiopia has always been ruled through a centralised system but does not work well for the majority of the ethiopians and the reason the ethiopians and the reason the tplf, when they came into government, allowed for that was, you know, the federal nature of the constitution will act as a pressure valve in a country that has 80 different ethnic groups so moving everything to a centralised platform and controlled from addis ababa in the name of unity does not work and if anything it will lead to disintegration. you said the tplf did not, had not the capacity to fight the ethiopian government troops centrally? will it now run an insurgency? that is what is most likely going to happen. and that suits them because conventional military are very good at air, sea, conventionalfighting. military are very good at air, sea, conventional fighting. but you know, if you consider t

was the dominant political force in the country's multi ethnic ruling coalition that changed when abby ahmed became prime minister in 2018 his efforts to reform the country shook up ethiopia's established political structures and reduced the t.p.s. influence tensions between the group and the national government started to rise. the coronavirus pandemic sparked open conflict elections across the country scheduled for august were perspired and indefinitely. but in september tikrit held a regional poll deemed illegal by the federal government since then the situation has escalated the government says local forces attacked federal troops in te cries capital mckelway it sent in the national army that he p.l.f. says fighter jets have bombed areas around the capital. our country has entered into a war that it did not want. this war is a shameful war. age does not have a point. there a fear as a full blown civil war is in the ad one that would damage abbey ometepe taishan as a peacemaker must year he was awarded the nobel prize for peace for settling the conflict with neighboring eritrea. the unite

provided the soundtrack to be ethnically driven protests that swept ethiopia in 20153 years later, abbie ahmed became the 1st all remote to be appointed prime minister. abby was making major changes and quickly ending a border war with eritrea that had dragged on for 20 years to mark that moment. the prime minister invited her to perform at a concert held in honor of the eritrean president, a public platform that the singer used to highlight the are in my struggle fast forward to june 2020. and then the parents on another public platform to charlie's interview with our a man media network. it was one of the most anticipated interviews he left nobody and to just he was vocally critical of the government. he was vocally critical of the prime minister's priorities that i'm going to have been of double 2nd movie. he was vocally critic. kind of the all room political elites. are you also he was vocally critical of the civil war, which involved was the or more liberation army and the government. the other controversy in regards to his interview was the one where he mentioned about past and person an

promised abby ahmed is accuse the to great people's liberation front of treason and terrorism and says the offensive won't end until they're removed. amnesty international says scores of civilians have been massacred during the fighting. mama does is near take grey in the city of gone down. we're told this is talked to about 9 days ago, called to under 3000000 herschel, in some parts of the region, i will give you any comfort to the people there already. 100000 people who were already internally displaced within the region, even before the conflict. how it did, and what must parka happened? just about a 100 kilometers from where we are. i know, you know, small cone hold my cobra. more than 40 people have been killed and 20 others. i'm missing after typhoon vanco battered the philippines, extensive flooding as destroyed thousands of homes and emergency workers is still trying to rescue trapped residents. it's the 3rd typhoon to hit the country in just 3 weeks. and one of the most powerful officials in south africa's ruling african national congress party has appeared in court on fraud a

we've been reminded repeatedly over the last 10 days that the ethiopian prime minister abby ahmed won the nobel prize for making peace with eritrea. and we were led to believe there were going to be a process of debt. democratization in ethiopia is that, is that project over? is it obvious faults? well, isn't this the curse of the nobel peace prize? i mean, mr. kissing a got, it. sounds who she got it and i wouldn't say either of them covered themselves in great deal or a afterwards. it's a real problem. you know, i don't know. i, i hope the protest isn't over. ethiopia, definitely needs democracy, needs to resolve its conflicts in a peaceful way. but you know, it is, has always been a country which throughout its long history has been ruled by very tough people used to robust measures to put it bluntly. and you know, will they be able to find another way home forward? i hope so, but i wouldn't be too optimistic. should we say ok, then i'll leave that last question to you. do you think there is a quick way out of this for the opium prime minister, or are we heading from many long, dar

was the dominant political force in the country's multi ethnic ruling coalition that changed when abby ahmed became prime minister in 2018 his efforts to reform the country shook up ethiopia's established political structures and reduced the t.p.s. influence tensions between the group and the national government started to rise. the coronavirus pandemic sparked open conflict elections across the country scheduled for august where perspire and indefinitely. but in september he cried how the regional poll deemed illegal by the federal government since then the situation has escalated the government says local forces attacked federal troops in te cries capital mackay it sent in the national army the t.p.m. f. says fighter jets have bombed areas around the capital. our country has entered into a war that it did not want. this war is a shameful war. which does not have a point. there a fear as a full blown civil war is in the air one that took damage at the ometepe taishan as a peacemaker nost year he was awarded the nobel prize for peace for settling the conflict with neighboring eritrea i the u

prime minister, abby ahmed, accuse that party the t.p.m. of attacking a military base. a t.p.m. left dominated ethiopian politics for decades until abby came to power in 2018 when the party in 1900 been persecuting them, and purging them from government and the military. the conflict incented on the ticker, a region which the t.p.m. governs. according to the united nations, hundreds of people have been killed and thousands of refugees have fled into sudan . assume much to talk about today. we have a humanitarian disaster. the t p l f. and the routes that ethiopia could go to peace. if you're watching on you, and you will be part of this conversation, jump into the comment section to my theory. best get your comments into today. let me bring in today's guess i will say hello to them and they will introduce themselves to you. welcome back to the street. well, remind, remind everybody who you are and what you do. think of finding your family. i'm from washington. this works for a second rise. it's good to have you back in the stream is of no use in mind. everybody who you are and wh

is a day after prime minister, abby ahmed said the military had completed its operation in the region. if european state media says at least 70 graves, some individual and some mass have been found in the to gran town of primero. the u.n. says at least 110 civilians have been killed and many more injured in attacks on 2 villages in the northeastern nigeria. dozens more villages are missing. many of the women mrs. affected have been behind the attacks. and at least $31.00 afghan soldiers have been killed by a suicide car bomb. at an army base in afghanistan's central gaza, a province. it's one of the bloodiest attacks in recent months. the us president elect joe biden has twisted his ankle off to slipping or playing with his dog. but he did also have some better news. senior republicans say a transition to biden's presidency now looks inevitable despite donald trump still fighting to change the election results. republican chair of the congressional inaugural committee, roy blunt says he expects biden to be sworn in on january the 20th. but he stopped short of recognizing that trump lo

it could lead to a humanitarian crisis, promised abby ahmed owed a defense 70 great region last week, accusing local forces that of attacking a military base since then, hundreds have been killed and several 1000 people have fled to neighboring sudan. the united nations has expressed concern for the humanitarian situation on the ground. we are told that communications continue to be disrupted. there are also reports of inter term intellect, trickle, electricity, supply, shortages, as well as shortages of basic commodities such as flour and fuel are also being reported. banks remain closed in the shortage of vailable. cash is becoming much more acute. we urge governments in the neighboring countries to keep their borders open for people, forced to flee from their homes and u.n.h. shores. also asking if you know puna thora has to take steps to allow the agency to keep providing assistance to the safety, safety for refugees and internally displaced people who are in te great 15 of hong kong's pro-democracy politicians are expected to formally hand their resignations in to the legislative

visiting peace envoys force for a resolution to the conflict. 3 african union representatives met with abbie ahmed in addis ababa, where he told them he would only speak to representatives operating legally in the northern region. a day ago the army was ordered to carry out the final phase of its offensive and move in on to graze. regional capital mckelway for french officers have been arrested after video surfaced, showing paris police attacking and racially abusing a black music producer. it was recorded by security cameras inside the man's studio . he says police followed him in after seeing him without a mask. u.s. version, donald trump says he will leave the white house if the electoral college confirms a victory of president elect. joe biden says it would be a mistake if biden is confirmed adding it would be difficult to concede. president trump has repeatedly has repeated rather unfounded claims about the election being stolen from him. just so you certainly will certainly will. and you know that, but i think that there will be a lot of things happening between now and the 20th of january.

why is abby ahmed who, after all won the nobel peace price last year? why is he reluctant to engage in dialogue with the to grand leadership as the international community is suggesting? he does. i mean, any seems even resistant to, to the idea of mediation that is explained very clearly by the government's statements. the prime minister initially set a red line has been crossed. the government position has consolidated and built on that since the problem here is that it's a great leadership action in taking command of sections of the federal military is considered an act of treason by the federal government and against the constitutional order. therefore, what the government calls a law enforcement effort is to bring degrees leaders to justice and restore the integrity of the armed forces and constitutional order. they say this is an unacceptable breach, and that is why they are not considering negotiations at this stage. right. which is of course, hugely worrying, given a possible prospects for the conflict. william davis said, i mean what's happening

envoys force for a resolution to the weeks long conflict. 3 african union, special envoys met with abby ahmed in he told them he would only speak to representatives operating legally in the region. a day ago the army was ordered to carry out the final phase of its offensive and move in on to graze regional capital micheli, a government imposed deadline for to gray and forces to surrender expired on wednesday. when i spoke to ethiopia's prime minister's spokeswoman bil'in a say human, and here's what she had to say about the situation. i think that the widely misunderstood concept with regard to the strong word with rejection, particularly because the prime minister has not rejected talking to anybody from the to grow region impact the provisional administration that has been set up a constitutionally by the half a federation is an amalgamation or a composition of various to grow political parties that are active in the to grow region. so there is no rejection on his part because this provision of the nutrition is comprised of representatives or speaking on behalf of the people of the grandchi

and ground campaign ordered by prime minister ahmed hundreds have died in communications and transport routes have been cut of the operation began after abby accused the tea great people's liberation front which controls the region of attacking a military base, but the t.p.m. left denies that calling it an excuse to deploy the military. that the p.l.f. dominated ethiopia's ruling coalition for 29 years until victory in 2018. since then, it says it's been sidelined when i view postponed this year's election because of the coronavirus, the region's leaders went ahead with local elections anyway. he but morgan is in sudan's capital hard to, she says there are concerns that some of the ethiopian refugees crossing into sudan are fighters fleeing the conflict. the bordering states, of course, already had camps that were housing or hosting refugees, even prior to the conflict that had broken out in the tigre region in ethiopia. last week there were already hundreds of refugees there waiting to be processed, saying that they want to be moved to a 3rd country and they were receiving humanitarian aid. and they were already saying that the aid that t

gray region and the prime minister of the ahmed ever since obviously it came to power in 2018 that the grand party had a huge political power for decades before abby who is from the room yeah region was appointed prime minister so for the past 2 years to gradients have been signed sidelined from the political scene and its officials are feeling that they are being unfairly targeted and scapegoated for the country's problems last year they also refused to join abby's new coalition party the prosperity party and they opposed the government's decision to postpone elections due to the cope in 1000 pandemic of this has led to these other tensions have led to this escalation of which we still know little about ok and our briefly on this one how ordinary ethiopians reacting to the increase in violence. as i said it's impossible to communicate with anyone integrate at the moment and i would say people are mostly worried worried because because they cannot talk to their relatives they're worried about a possible armed conflict they're asking themselves is there going to be a civil war and yet so we're seeing a lot of people calling for authorities to work