Alliance of Ethiopian factions puts government at risk of overthrow

Bloc includes Tigray People's Liberation Front, which has been fighting Abiy Ahmed's forces for a year

Nine anti-government factions in Ethiopia have said they had formed an alliance amid growing fears that they will attempt to overthrow the government of Abiy Ahmed by marching on the country's capital, Addis Ababa.

The alliance, the United Front of Ethiopian Federalist and Confederalist Forces, includes Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and brings together members of previously rival ethnic groups, including the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA).