At present, Ethiopia is partitioned into nine semi-autonomous regional states
The violence is unfolding ahead of elections next year in one of the country’s most volatile and ethnically diverse areas
Abiy is leading by example as Ethiopia plans to plant a mind-boggling four billion trees by October
The Sidama say they plan to unilaterally declare their own federal state this week
Violence flared on Saturday afternoon in Amhara, one of nine autonomous regions, when a ‘hit squad’ attacked a meeting of top officials