Ethiopia uprising: Whither solidarity?

Ethiopia uprising: Whither solidarity?

Amidst the unrest, history has the capacity to both unite and divide. On the breezy morning of 2 March, a colourful crowd of mostly young people gathers in the heart of Addis Ababa. They are here to mark an important moment in Ethiopian history. On this day in 1889, Ethiopia decisively fought off Italian invaders at the Battle of Adwa, securing the country's sovereignty. As he waits for the speaker of parliament to deliver a speech, a young attendee called Henock takes a selfie with an elderly man in traditional attire. He checks his smartphone to see if the statue of Menelik II – the 19thcentury king who led the army of mostly untrained farmers to defeat Italian colonisers – made it into the

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