Hate speech in Ethiopia: Abiy Ahmed resurrects old demons
In Ethiopia, a wave of resentment against Tigray is being unleashed on social media, likely galvanized by the government’s anti-TPLF rhetoric. Has Prime Minister Abiy overstepped the mark?
Daily reports of fighting between the Ethiopian army and fighters of the People’s Liberation Front of Tigray (TPLF) continue to leak, despite Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announcing several days ago that the fighting was over after government troops marched into the region’s capital, Mekele.
Meanwhile, TPLF-linked media are reporting their own military successes, for example in the historic city of Axsum in the center of Tigray.