The Washington Post published on 30 December 2021 an article titled "She Was in Abiy Ahmed's Cabinet as War Broke Out. Now She Wants to Set the Record Straight" by Max Bearak.
Filsan Abdi, former Minister of Women, Children and Youth, was the youngest member of Abiy Ahmed's cabinet when the war between Tigray Region and the central government began. She disagreed with the handling of information in the early months of the war, resigned, and is now speaking out.