Ethiopia declared a state of emergency on Tuesday and called on its citizens to pick up arms and prepare to defend the capital as rebel forces from the northern region of Tigray pressed south toward the city following the capture of two key towns.<\/p>\n
The Tigrayans, who have been fighting the government for the past year, have joined forces with another rebel group as they advance on the capital, Addis Ababa. Foreign officials monitoring the fighting said there were signs that several Ethiopian Army units had collapsed or retreated.<\/p>\n
The state of emergency reflected the rapidly changing tide in a metastasizing war that threatens to tear apart Ethiopia, Africa\u2019s second-most populous country.<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n Ethiopia declared a state of emergency on Tuesday and called on its citizens to pick up arms and prepare to defend the capital as rebel forces from the northern region of Tigray pressed south toward the city. https:\/\/t.co\/vcSAYyMckd<\/a><\/p>\n — The New York Times (@nytimes) November 2, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n