A conflict between the government of Ethiopia and forces in its northern Tigray region has thrown the country into turmoil.
Fighting has been going on for almost two weeks, destabilizing the populous country in East Africa, with reports of hundreds dead.
A power struggle, an election and a push for political reform are among several factors that led to the crisis.
Here, we've broken them down to explain how and why this conflict has flared.
In simple chunks of 100, 300 and 500 words, this is the story of the crisis so far.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 26, 2020
Biden's Foreign Policy: The Establishment's Last Chance -- Thomas Wright, Atlantic
A Biden Administration Poses Few Benefits for Russia -- Nikolas K. Gvosdev, Russia Matters
U.S. Sanctions Under Biden: What to Expect -- Ivan Timofeev, Moscow Times
Three Nuclear Threats Facing Biden -- Ivo Daalder, Sydney Morning Herald
US-Turkey ties under Biden: confrontation or conciliation? -- Metin Gurcan, Al-Monitor
Biden Should Be in No Hurry to Change Iran Policy -- Xiyue Wang, RealClearWorld
Kylie Moore-Gilbert's release shows dangers of making deals with Iran -- Patrick Wintour, The Guardian
China Stares Down a Financial Reckoning -- Phillip Orchard, Geopolitical Futures
What Saudi Arabia Is Thinking -- Richard Goldber, Mosaic
Russia Has a Position in Libya. What Next? -- Dylan Yachyshen, FPRI
Analysis: Libya's rival forces have stopped shooting, but they're not pulling back -- Ayman al-Warfali, Angus McDowall, Reuters
'Why Now?' Dismay as US Considers Troop Pullout From Somalia -- Cara Anna, AP
The Case for Getting Out of Afghanistan Now -- Bonnie Kristian, Military.com
Why don't Facebook and Apple like each other? -- James Clayton, BBC
More than 3 billion people affected by water shortages, data shows -- Fiona Harvey, The Guardian
