Abstract
A devastating war broke out between the federal government and Tigray regional state
of Ethiopia in November 2020. What is its cause and how does it affect the dynamics
in Tigray and in Ethiopia in general? The article demonstrates using clear indicators
that an authoritarian centrist elite and its policy that came to power in 2018 pursued
a very centralised decision making, removing regional state heads and imposed new
polices that violate self-government and autonomy of states. It brought back imperial…
