Abiy Ahmed’s Vengeful Actions towards Amhara: Biting the Hand that Feeds Him By Henok Abebe Human Rights Advocate
April 17, 2023 Updated: 2 hours ago · Abiy Ahmed’s Vengeful Actions towards Amhara: Biting the Hand that Feeds Him April 17, 2023 By Henok Abebe Human Rights Advocate · Introduction In his book entitled “War and Conflict in Africa”, Paul Williams points out that African leaders tend to instrumentalize disorder and use violence to assert authority as a survival strategy whenever they feel their legitimacy is challenged. Abiy Ahmed’s leadership in Ethiopia is no different from the well-worn path of African despots who govern impoverished societies from the comfort of opulent palaces bulwarked by merciless soldiers from their own citizens. When he felt that Tigray Peopel’s Liberation Front(TPLF) has challenged his authority and questioned his legitimacy and even ability to lead Ethiopia, he completely forgot the fact that he said he is “his brothers’ keeper and his sisters’ protector” on the international stage in Norway when he received the undeserved