Fano militiamen fighting the Ethiopian army in the Amhara region over-ran Lalibela and Gondar for several days in August marking Ethiopia's most serious security crisis since a two-year civil war ...

Amhara is Ethiopia’s second most populous region, with more than three times as many people as Tigray, and parts of Amhara lie just about 50km (30 miles) from Addis Ababa, the capital.

Attacks against ethnic Amharas in parts of Ethiopia where they are a minority are cited as evidence of this. Other grievances include fears land the Amhara took from Tigray during the conflict will be ...