African Union and regional powers should not look on in silence as a civil war rages in Ethiopia

Members of the Ethiopian National Defense Force are seen during a pro-government rally to denounce what the organisers say is the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and the Western countries' interference in internal affairs of the country, at Meskel Square in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, November 7, 2021. [Reuters]

It is normally said that the first casualty of war is the truth. And in fact, war is a stumbling block to the political, social, and economic development of any country.

Since November 2020 when civil war broke out in Ethiopia, many citizens have died, millions have been displaced from their homes and hundreds of thousands are facing humanitarian crises.