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 political groups, some of them armed, have announced this Sunday the formation of a coalition called Coalition for the Survival of Ethiopian Popular Forces (CSFPE) with the declared aim of expelling Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s Party of Prosperity from power and establishing a broad transitional government. In addition, the rebels of the Tigré region, in northern Ethiopia, assured on Thursday that they are in a state of “total war” against …
Seven groups of fighters from several parts of the country have come together around a common goal: to overthrow the Prime Minister.
When Enemies Become Allies: Ethiopia's Fragile Coalition Against Abiy
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Seven Ethiopian rebel groups form new alliance
ADDIS ABABA (NEWS WIRE): Several of the rebel groups which have been fighting the Ethiopian authorities in different parts of the country have announced they have formed an alliance to remove the government in Addis Ababa.
Seven Ethiopian armed groups announce anti-government alliance
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