The Ethiopian premier is manipulating ethnic rivalries to shift the agenda from democratic reform to authoritarianism.
The tensions that had been simmering between the Tigray People's Liberation Front and the Abiy administration eventually boiled over.
Recent attacks raise questions about how secessionist tendencies have been managed in post-independence Africa.
A failure to link current and past electoral problems is leading the country down a democratic dead end.
Exploiting public office to win elections is common but Madagascar and Cabo Verde are making polls more fair.
