What's behind violence opposing changes to Ethiopia's army? | Inside Story

There have been days of protests in Amhara against government plans to merge the region's forces into the national army and police.
Ethiopia has not recovered from war in Tigray that ended last year.
Amhara forces fought Tigrayan rebels alongside the national army.
But since that two-year war ended, leaders in Amhara say their people face violence in the neighbouring Oromia region.
How might the protests and violence end?

Presenter: Tom McRae

Guests:

Kemal Hashi Mohamoud, Ethiopian parliament member.

Etana Dinka, Assistant African history professor, James Madison University, Virginia

Dessalegn Chanie, National Movement of Amhara, main opposition in Ethiopian Parliament.

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