This was pure ethnic propaganda that the TPLF used to mislead Tigrayans into fighting," Mr Menychle said. For Prof Getachew, only dialogue between the government and the TPLF can end the war.

The nature of global conflicts is evolving, which necessitates the development of new strategies and frameworks for conflict management, resolution, and post-conflict reconstruction.

"We will never be the first to shoot nor the first to blink," Getachew Reda, a senior member of the TPLF, told AFP last week. On Tuesday night, hours before Mr Abiy's announcement, Wondimu Asamnew ...