July 2, 2026
Ethiopia is not being ‘dragged into war’
A response to Redwan Hussein and Getachew Reda’s misleading opinion article
By Ali Ibrahim Ahmed, Eritrea’s ambassador to Qatar
The recent opinion article by senior Ethiopian officials Redwan Hussein and Getachew Reda, published on Al Jazeera English’s website, attempts to portray Ethiopia as an innocent victim being reluctantly “dragged” into conflict by external actors. In doing so, the piece seeks to absolve the ruling Prosperity Party of responsibility for Ethiopia’s mounting domestic crises. More dangerously, this narrative serves as a diplomatic smoke screen designed to normalise the unprovoked hostility, state-sponsored inflammatory rhetoric and…
