What is going on in Ethiopia? Summary Ethiopia declared victory in the northern Tigray region on Thursday, where violence erupted last month. After Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed delayed national elections out of COVID-19 concerns in late August, the country’s northern Tigray region held elections anyways, as a show of defiance. After carrying out an election, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), the region’s governing party, established new governance based on the outcome of the democratic process it had enacted. …
