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While the rebels have been fighting government forces for a year against the backdrop of the Tigray region’s desire for independence, they could reach the capital, from which they would be only 200 kilometers away.
If the streets of Addis Ababa seem calm, torpor and war could reach the Ethiopian capital in the coming days. Also, in order to avoid the impossibility of repatriation due to a situation that could degenerate, the Embassy of France recommended to the 900 nationals of France to fairtheir suitcases to return in the country. “We thought it was better to leave anyway“, explains Alexandre Ehrlacher who buckles his luggage in anticipation of his flight.
If the French nationals, and those of other European countries, were ordered by their embassies to leave the country, it is because of the meteoric advance of the rebel troops. In recent weeks, they have successively taken possession ofs cities of Kombolcha, and Shewa Robit, just 200 kilometers from the capital. Also, faced with these events, the Prime Minister of pays, Abiy Ahmed announced that he would go there, encouraging people to join him. “Those who want to be part of Ethiopia’s children of history, stand up today for your country“, he thus declared. In both camps, the brutality of the fighting has already caused tens of thousands of deaths.