Ethiopia: Who Arrives Ready? - Political Organization, Armed Coalitions, and Ethiopia's Uncertain Future

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In late September 2026, seven Ethiopian armed groups, including organizations that had previously fought on opposite sides during the war in Tigray, had announced a coalition aimed at removing the Prosperity Party-led government. The announcement naturally raises questions about military coordination, political leverage, and whether the alliance can endure. But the coalition is more revealing when treated not as an isolated event but as another expression of a deeper Ethiopian political problem.