Ethiopia and the African Horn: A March to Disaster
Simon Whistler · November 5, 2024 · 24 min video
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It's the crisis that didn't erupt. For over a year now, the news out of Ethiopia resounded a constant low drumbeat of dread.
As mercurial leader Abi Ahmed seemed to threaten a war of imperial expansion over access to the sea, as growing rebellion gripped the vast Amhara region as the International Monetary Fund was called in to bail out an unstable economy, each time it seemed like this might mark the moment the moment when local problems blossomed into all-out war.
And each time the catastrophe failed to materialize, Ethiopian federal troops have not invaded Somalia, conflict with Eritrea hasn't heated up, judging by the government's attempts to learn new businesses, you might be forgiven for thinking that the internal revolts have been quashed. In short, an Ethiopian crisis in 2024 feels like the dog that didn't bark.
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An unspoken war grips Ethiopia’s Amhara region, revealing the country’s deep fractures. From Tigray to Western Tigray, an undeclared civil war and broken promises fuel an escalating ethnic crisis. Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: MegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmw SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8Vamgg Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp1tsmksyf6TgKFMdt8-05Q Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgw Places: https://youtube.com/@Places302?si=u5C3dXhcJ4tFuY-4 Astrographics: https://youtube.com/@Astrographics-ve4yq?si=4J_1EcNWIjXSBFOl Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/