The BBC News posted on 4 September 2020 a story titled "Why There Are Fears that Ethiopia Could Break Up" by Desta Gebremedhin.
The postponement of national elections while they still go forward in Tigray Region, raising concern this may be the first step towards secession, increasing ethnic nationalism throughout the country, and the large number of political arrests by the Abiy Ahmed government, pose serious challenges to the unity of Ethiopia.
I have argued in recent months that Ethiopia has the history, experience, and the capacity to "muddle through" this crisis, but the growing challenges now suggest I could be wrong unless the "better angels" in all political factions step forward soon to preserve the unity of the nation.
