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And Ethiopia does not have a massive propaganda machine controlled by SD backing it up.

Just went through google earth and saw no solar panels, just a few salt pans.

Due to prevalent winds and lack of geographical features, which could catch the moisture, it is unlikely it would have any effect. The land there is pretty much worthless. Cost factor you mentioned is much more important, big cost for next to no gain.

When they first occupied the Tigray region, the government and Eritrean forces went on the rampage of massacres, rape and looting, giving the defeated Tigrayan militia morale boost needed to rally their forces, while also convincing the Tigrayan officers in the army to change side, thus leading...

Regional power, perhaps even capable of feeding themselves. But such is life (and Africa in particular).

The problem is that Amharans are also rather unpopular and resulting in several other insurgencies going on at this time, so it is more likely to turn Tigrayans against Amharans fight with other groups joining in opportunistically. Currently the Tigrayans have the edge due to better organisation...

Ethiopianism :ROFLMAO: This is Africa, people identify with their clan and tribe, not the state. There is still a chance that government forces will wear down Tigrayan advance with aerial bombardment, but if Tigrayans reach Adis Abeba it is very likely that the morale of the government forces...

Fun fact: Ethiopia is using both Israeli and Iranian UAVs in their fight against Tigrayans.

It doesn't sound like Tigray is trusting them either

And it looks like the Tigray forces pushed Ethiopian forces out of the regional capital, with Eritrean forces being in retreat as well. Ethiopia is now offering a ceasefire.

So yet another politically created famine in the region. Will musicians once again band together to aid those causing it?

Why can't it be both. Government exerting poor control over their armed forces is nothing new for the region and at the same time they probably also seek to break the power of the Tigray upper and middle class.

These kind of tribal clashes have been going on for millenias. Kenia and Tanzania also have such tribal massacres occurring occasionally, with single digit bloodsheds never making it into news.

Well, you can blame the Italy for that, they controlled it as a separate colony for half a century, exacerbating earlier divides