In postwar Ethiopia, a stand on higher ground

A potential for renewed war in Tigray state was averted after two former foes the prime minister and Tigrayan general helped rebalance a peace deal that ended the deadly 2020-2022 war.

Nations prone to split over ethnic or religious divides often find ways to bond by embracing a higher civic identity.

The then-head of Tigray called for direct federal intervention after he fled in March .