Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — As war raged in northern Ethiopia and the region barrelled toward its worst famine in decades, a senior US envoy flew to the Ethiopian capital last month in the hope of persuading Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to pull his country out of a destructive spiral that many fear is tearing it apart.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaks at a final campaign rally in the town of Jimma, Oromia, on MondayCREDIT:AP