Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on the front lines: I was prepared to die for Ethiopia

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed evoked memories of the country’s kings and emperors by going to the front lines to lead a dramatic fightback against Tigrayan rebels who had threatened to overthrow him.

In extraordinary scenes for a man who was declared the 100th winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019, Abiy was videoed and photographed in military fatigues, walking through bushy and mountainous terrain, scanning the horizon with a binoculars and addressing soldiers under a clump of trees.