Fighting in Ethiopia threatens to spill into conflicts in Horn of Africa and beyond

NAIROBI — Explosions sounded this week in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital, a city rarely under direct attack. Though exactly what happened remains murky, the apparent drone strikes were a sign of just how far and fast renewed fighting in the country has spread. Clashes between government troops and rebel groups have killed scores of civilians in the north in recent days, spilling south toward the pilgrimage site of Lalibela.