‘We are living in terror’: Ethiopians say PM’s tactics have stoked war

Many Addis Ababa residents claim Abiy Ahmed's decision to shoot at enemy is leading to history repeating itself

Addis Ababa was its usual bustling self a year ago. Events were taking place day and night in the Ethiopian capital; bars and restaurants were filled with visitors from other African countries where stricter anti-Covid measures had been put in place.

Now all that has changed. A year to the week since the prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, ordered military operations to commence in the northern region of Tigray, a slow deterioration in security and living standards has worsened.