A state of emergency has been declared in Ethiopia amid Amhara clashes: On 4 August, the government of Ethiopia announced a state of emergency. This emergency has been declared after several days of clashes between federal security forces and local ethnic militias in the northern Amhara region. Intense fighting broke out at the beginning of the week between the Ethiopian National Defense Force and the Fano militia group.
Daily Current Affairs Quiz: August 2023
In the Tigray conflict, both armies and federal forces fought together. The federal government seeks to centralize power. Recently, the government tried to force the Fano militias group to lay down their arms. After which the tension flared up. Amhara is one of the 11 regional states of Ethiopia. Each regional state has its own police force.
