Tigray forces seize three airports and attack Afar and Amhara, pushing Ethiopia to the brink of a new war
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the same fact, two accounts
this subject is more divergent than 63% of the subjects analysed
South AfricaPretoria is measuring the collapse of the peace agreement that bears its name, four years after hosting it, as the TPLF and six other Ethiopian armed groups are joining forces to overthrow Abiy Ahmed.
What each one tells
same framing
FranceParis is watching Ethiopia's military shift towards total war, four years after Pretoria, front by front.
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Asymmetric lexical
the direct quote from the TPLF, which describes the Ethiopian executive as "autocratic and genocidal", is reproduced verbatim, without comparable intensity quotes attributed to the federal camp.
Variable geometry support
the drone strikes by the Ethiopian army are sourced from an independent data project, while the surrender of nearly 300 Tigrayan fighters relies solely on a military statement.
What the account puts first
FranceMilitary framing front by front
the narrative prioritizes territorial gains (cities, airports, roads) over the fate of civilians.
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Dependence on a single dispatch
Business Day and TimesLIVE publish an identical text, word for word, on the TPLF's announcement of the new war, with no distinct treatment between the two titles.
What it leans on
FranceReliance on cross-accusations
both the Tigrayan and federal versions are cited side by side without being reconciled.