Ethiopian Dissident Vows to Continue Fighting Federal Government

The former leader of Ethiopia’s embattled region of Tigray vowed to continue a months-long battle with the federal government in a conflict that has displaced hundreds of thousands, killed thousands and threatened to destabilize the Horn of Africa.

“Let our enemies and friends know that until we get our victory we will not go anywhere,” said Debretsion Gebremichael, who was president of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front. He spoke in a recorded telephone interview broadcast late Saturday on an online television channel, Dimitsi Weyane.