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Seven armed groups in Ethiopia have announced the formation of an alliance against the federal government, with the stated aim of overthrowing the current administration and facilitating the establishment of a transitional government.
The announcement was made by Amanuel Assefa, vice-president of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), who said the coalition includes Tigrayan forces, the Amhara nationalist Fano militias and the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), along with four other armed groups.
“We have just formed an alliance. We are collaborating with several groups and our objectives are to overthrow the regime and facilitate the formation of a transitional government,” Assefa told AFP.
The new alliance is expected to be led by Zemene Kasse, a prominent Fano leader.
The coalition comes amid growing military tensions in Ethiopia, particularly in the north of the country. According to the African Union, federal government forces and the TPLF have increased their military presence along the borders of the Tigray region in recent months, raising concerns about a possible return to large-scale conflict.
Ethiopia experienced a devastating war between 2020 and 2022 involving federal forces and the TPLF. Estimates cited by the African Union indicate that the conflict caused around 600,000 deaths.
The newly announced alliance brings together groups that were previously on opposing sides. During the Tigray war, Fano forces fought alongside the Ethiopian federal army against the TPLF. The militias later turned against the federal government following efforts by the authorities to disarm regional forces.
The OLA, meanwhile, has been fighting federal forces in the Oromia region since 2018 and has been designated a terrorist organisation by the Ethiopian government.
Despite their new cooperation, significant political and territorial disagreements remain between some of the groups, including competing claims over Western Tigray by Tigrayan and Amhara communities.
Assefa said the groups intend to resolve their political and territorial differences through dialogue.
“We will sit around the table later to resolve our problems peacefully,” he said.
Ethiopian federal authorities had not publicly responded to the announcement of the new alliance at the time the information was released.
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