FYI, the reason I posted this is that Ethiopia has been the poster-boy for successful development and GDP growth in Africa, and now this appears to be threatene

FYI, the reason I posted this is that Ethiopia has been the poster-boy for successful development and GDP growth in Africa, and now this appears to be threatened by a tiny insurgency - Tigray People’s Liberation Front - that appears unstoppable as it marches on the capital. Tigray is this tiny region that nevertheless provided Ethiopia with three decades of corrupt rule. Now there are remnants of Tigray people hiding for fear in the capital while the government desperately marshals the army against them, but the rebels keep advancing. There is, unfortunately, a general dearth of news about developments in Africa; it would be interesting to know if there are any Ethiopian readers who might provide their own perspective on this.