{"id":2167594,"date":"2026-09-27T11:30:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T08:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2167594"},"modified":"2026-09-27T11:30:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T08:30:40","slug":"ethiopias-army-chief-accuses-egypt-and-sudan-of-backing-armed-alliance-seeking-to-oust-abiy-ahmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2167594","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopia\u2019s army chief accuses Egypt and Sudan of backing armed alliance seeking to oust Abiy Ahmed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/93\/48\/1200x675_cmsv2_469e4cd4-b525-58db-94e6-cb3222e62449-9929348.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2929205-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2929205\" data-cid=\"9930365\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure 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2025.\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed attends a forum in Moscow in September 2025.<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0AP Photo\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspMohamed Elashi\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1790508640\">\n         Published on<br \/>\n            <time 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u-gap-1 u-show-for-mobile-only\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-whatsapp.svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" alt=\"whatsapp\" loading=\"lazy\"><span>Whatsapp<\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-whatsapp.svg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"whatsapp\" class=\"u-show-for-desktop\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"c-article-summary\">\n        Renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia is drawing in the country\u2019s disputes with Egypt, Sudan and Eritrea, raising fears that its internal conflict could spread across the region.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content js-article-content\">\n<p>Ethiopia\u2019s army chief has accused Egypt and Sudan of supporting a new alliance of armed groups trying to remove Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, saying the groups could not succeed unless they were \u201cpushed, supported and supplied\u201d from abroad.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Field Marshal Birhanu Jula also accused Eritrea of acting as a link between foreign backers and armed groups inside Ethiopia. He made the comments in an interview with the Ethiopian army\u2019s media outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Birhanu did not provide evidence for the accusation. Egypt and Sudan had not publicly responded by Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<p>The alliance announced last Sunday brings together seven groups, including the Tigray People\u2019s Liberation Front, the Oromo Liberation Army and the Amhara Fano National Movement. Its members say they want to remove Abiy\u2019s government and establish a transitional administration.<\/p>\n<p>The accusation comes as fighting has resumed in northern Ethiopia. Tigrayan forces have seized airports and clashed with federal troops in the neighbouring Amhara and Afar regions.<\/p>\n<p>UN human rights chief Volker T\u00fcrk has called for an urgent end to the fighting, warning that Ethiopia could return to full-scale war.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/93\/48\/808x539_cmsv2_5ab5fb39-cb87-5e81-beee-4869292f42ad-9929348.jpg\" alt=\"People walk through Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia&apos;s Tigray region, as fighting intensifies on 24 September 2026.\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">People walk through Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia&#8217;s Tigray region, as fighting intensifies on 24 September 2026.<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Nile dam dispute adds to tensions with Egypt<\/h2>\n<p>Birhanu\u2019s accusation against Egypt follows a new exchange between Cairo and Addis Ababa over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, or GERD, on the Blue Nile.<\/p>\n<p>Egyptian Water Resources Minister Hani Sewilam said last week that Ethiopian politicians needed to understand that building a dam on a shared river was \u201cnot like laying a carpet in their homes\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He rejected Ethiopia\u2019s argument that decisions about the dam fall solely under its national sovereignty.<\/p>\n<p>Ethiopia\u2019s Water and Energy Ministry responded two days later, saying Sewilam\u2019s remarks reflected a \u201ccrude colonial mentality\u201d. It accused Cairo of acting as though its approval was required before countries farther up the Nile could use the river\u2019s water.<\/p>\n<p>Egypt and Sudan want a legally binding agreement covering how the dam is operated, particularly during long periods of drought, as well as the sharing of information about water releases.<\/p>\n<p>Ethiopia says the dam is essential for producing electricity and supporting the country\u2019s development. It maintains that it will not cause significant harm to Egypt or Sudan.<\/p>\n<p>Egypt relies on the Nile for more than 90% of its freshwater. Ethiopia formally inaugurated the GERD in September 2025 without reaching a binding agreement with the two countries.<\/p>\n<h2>Relations with Sudan and Eritrea have also worsened<\/h2>\n<p>Tensions between Ethiopia and Sudan rose in May after Sudan accused Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates of involvement in drone attacks on Khartoum airport.<\/p>\n<p>Sudan said the drones had taken off from Ethiopia\u2019s Bahir Dar airport. Ethiopia rejected the accusation as baseless and accused Sudan of supporting Tigrayan fighters. Neither side\u2019s accusation has been independently verified.<\/p>\n<p>Eritrea fought alongside Ethiopia\u2019s federal army against Tigrayan forces during the 2020\u20132022 war. Relations between Addis Ababa and Asmara later deteriorated following the peace agreement that ended the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Ethiopia\u2019s government now accuses Eritrea of supporting members of the new armed alliance. Eritrea has repeatedly denied the allegation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                  Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-share-comment-share\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Share<\/span><\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Comments<\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label c-article-share-comment__label--always\">Add Euronews on Google<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"adb-article-you-might-also-like\" class=\"perf-cv-auto c-article-you-might-also-like\">\n<h2 class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__title\">\n        Read more<br \/>\n      <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__item\">\n<h3>\n<p>                  Tigray rebels seize airport and clash with federal forces as fighting in Ethiopia reignites<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div 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class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    EU tells capitals to cut gas demand amid rising supply concerns<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2928893-pos5-mostViewed\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-3 m-modeDesktop-3 m-modeXL-3 the-media-object--has-video the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2928893\" data-cid=\"9929054\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Etna erupts again: chaos at Catania airport, risk of higher air fares<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"articleBody\" data-key=\"articleBody\">Ethiopia\u2019s army chief has accused Egypt and Sudan of supporting a new alliance of armed groups trying to remove Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, saying the groups could not succeed unless they were \u201cpushed, supported and supplied\u201d from abroad.Field Marshal Birhanu Jula also accused Eritrea of acting as a link between foreign backers and armed groups inside Ethiopia. He made the comments in an interview with the Ethiopian army\u2019s media outlet.Birhanu did not provide evidence for the accusation. Egypt and Sudan had not publicly responded by Sunday morning.The alliance announced last Sunday brings together seven groups, including the Tigray People\u2019s Liberation Front, the Oromo Liberation Army and the Amhara Fano National Movement. Its members say they want to remove Abiy\u2019s government and establish a transitional administration.The accusation comes as fighting has resumed in northern Ethiopia. Tigrayan forces have seized airports and clashed with federal troops in the neighbouring Amhara and Afar regions.UN human rights chief Volker T\u00fcrk has called for an urgent end to the fighting, warning that Ethiopia could return to full-scale war.Nile dam dispute adds to tensions with EgyptBirhanu\u2019s accusation against Egypt follows a new exchange between Cairo and Addis Ababa over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, or GERD, on the Blue Nile.Egyptian Water Resources Minister Hani Sewilam said last week that Ethiopian politicians needed to understand that building a dam on a shared river was \u201cnot like laying a carpet in their homes\u201d.He rejected Ethiopia\u2019s argument that decisions about the dam fall solely under its national sovereignty.Ethiopia\u2019s Water and Energy Ministry responded two days later, saying Sewilam\u2019s remarks reflected a \u201ccrude colonial mentality\u201d. It accused Cairo of acting as though its approval was required before countries farther up the Nile could use the river\u2019s water.Egypt and Sudan want a legally binding agreement covering how the dam is operated, particularly during long periods of drought, as well as the sharing of information about water releases.Ethiopia says the dam is essential for producing electricity and supporting the country\u2019s development. It maintains that it will not cause significant harm to Egypt or Sudan.Egypt relies on the Nile for more than 90% of its freshwater. Ethiopia formally inaugurated the GERD in September 2025 without reaching a binding agreement with the two countries.Relations with Sudan and Eritrea have also worsenedTensions between Ethiopia and Sudan rose in May after Sudan accused Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates of involvement in drone attacks on Khartoum airport.Sudan said the drones had taken off from Ethiopia\u2019s Bahir Dar airport. Ethiopia rejected the accusation as baseless and accused Sudan of supporting Tigrayan fighters. Neither side\u2019s accusation has been independently verified.Eritrea fought alongside Ethiopia\u2019s federal army against Tigrayan forces during the 2020\u20132022 war. Relations between Addis Ababa and Asmara later deteriorated following the peace agreement that ended the conflict.Ethiopia\u2019s government now accuses Eritrea of supporting members of the new armed alliance. 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