Ethiopia is About to Explode.
Simon Whistler · June 20, 2026 · 19 min video · Africa
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Ethiopia is about to descend into all that war. The story hasn't broken through the headlines with Ukraine, Iran and other conflicts still demanding the world's attention, but global experts who've watched Ethiopia for years are all sounding the alarm, and even Ethiopia's leaders are starting to forecast what's coming.
On one side, Ethiopian strongman Abi Ahmed was recently re-elected in a vote that was less of a free and fair contest and more of a king's coronation.
On the other, the Tigray people of the Ethiopian North are well-armed, well- organized fighting force with several of Ethiopia's regional rivals ready to fight by their side. For Ethiopia and the rest of the region, the stakes could not be higher.
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