Ethiopia installs new Tigray administration as tensions with Eritrea raise fears of wider war

Ethiopia has installed a new administration in its conflict-hit Tigray region after federal forces pushed back Tigrayan fighters, even as continuing tensions with neighboring Eritrea raise fears of a wider regional war. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019 for making peace with Eritrea. A year later, the two countries' armies joined forces against Tigrayan fighters in northern Ethiopia. That alliance has since unraveled, prompting concern about war between the former allies. Ethiopia's wars, its sea ambitions and a dam on the Nile are cited as factors feeding those fears.

Left-leaning outlets tracked by Crosswire had not reported this story at the time of writing, while alternative/independent and right-leaning outlets had. Right-leaning coverage, represented by the Washington Times, offers background: Abiy's Nobel, the collapsed alliance with Eritrea, and the wars, sea ambitions and Nile dam behind the fears. The alternative source, Deutsche Welle, leads with the new Tigray administration and asks whether diplomacy can prevent another Ethiopia-Eritrea war. Both warn of regional conflict and differ mainly in emphasis.