THE ROLE OF WESTERN POWERS IN THE MAKINGS OF REGIME CHANGES IN ETHIOPIA

To understand the growing rift between the reformist government in Ethiopia and the West, it takes to go back and look into the latter’s take on the political, economic & security reform in Ethiopia since 2018. The period marking the aftermath of political reform began can be characterized as when the US and its Western allies were ‘enthusiastic’ about the reform process in Ethiopia

However, such was unable to persist with changes in developments in Ethiopia ascribed to political, economic, diplomatic and security affairs. As the year passes, the Western powers emerged ardent opponent of the reformist government led by a Nobel Peace Prize Winning Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed Ali (PhD). A particular period to consider in this regard is November 4, 2020. The day marks the outbreak of a War in Tigray Region, whose tolls furthered to other parts of the country as has been a reality in the past 15 months or so

Indeed, ensuing developments since the war in Ethiopia broke are clear testimonials for the Western powers interested to work with TPLF. In this sense, it may be relevant to ask why, from the outset, the West allowed (endorsed) the departure of the TPLF/EPRDF rule in Ethiopia back in 2018. Emerging developments also triggers to inquire what factors contributed to an ever straining relation between Ethiopia and the West

This viewpoint article attempts to address the above two questions and related other points