Ethiopian Rebel Alliance Termed Impotent

The Ethiopian authorities have described as impotent an alliance of nine anti-government groups formed to fight federal forces and their allies. <br />Government spokesman Kebede Desissa claimed the new coalition had no support and was the weakest political force in the country. <br />He says the rebel groups are baseless, have no social bases and they have no capacity to change anything. <br />Mr Kebede added that he regarded current events as normal Ethiopian politics because whenever there is a need for political stability in the country, Ethiopian diasporas come together and form an alliance thinking that the government cannot stay in power and the government is weakened.