Ethiopia’s Rebels Are Collapsing. That Doesn’t Mean The War Is Over
Simon Whistler · October 5, 2026 · 15 min video · Africa
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On Sunday the 20th of September, Zomena Cassie, the leader of the Amharah Ethno
Nationalist
Militia group, the Fano, made an announcement that stunned regional observers.
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The anti-Abiy alliance was fractured from birth, and federal forces have retaken Mekelle. But a guerrilla TPLF, rebel drones, and Eritrea's looming intervention could still widen the war.
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