Ethiopia: Ethiopia says prime minister has arrived on front lines to take charge of troops
Ethiopia’s government said its prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, has arrived on the front lines to take charge of troops amid the ongoing conflict with Tigray fighters, The Associated Press reported.
A government spokesperson confirmed to the newswire that Abiy arrived at the battlefront on Tuesday, while his own spokesperson, Billene Seyoum, denied a request for details on his current location.
Abiy, a former soldier and Nobel Peace Prize winner, announced earlier this week that he would head into the battlefield, saying “this is a time when leading a country with martyrdom is needed,” via the AP.
Government spokesman Legesse Tulu said Wednesday that Ethiopia’s deputy prime minister will be handling the day-to-day operations for the government as Abiy is at the battlefield.