What Will China Do If Its Interests In Africa Are Threatened?
Esleman Abay
September 26, 2021
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Ethiopia’s increasing political instability and declining security, however, may soon threaten China’s ambitions. The Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) is in disarray; the Tigray Defense Forces captured thousands of prisoners when they retook Mekelle, the capital of the Tigray province. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed called on other provincial militias to deploy to Tigray to subdue the restive province. This is unlikely to work, however; most provincial militias are poorly trained and equipped. Within in the Horn of Africa, analysts say the new deployments are more likely to become cannon fodder than change military facts on the ground.
