Ethiopia: Axum’s ‘holy town’ declaration puts church and constitution on a collision course

A church ordinance banning alcohol and khat, while requiring “symbols of sanctity”, has reignited a decades-old dispute over mosque access in the northern Tigrayan town. Two months later, the church officials behind the declaration came under gunfire.













A church ordinance banning alcohol and khat, while requiring “symbols of sanctity”, has reignited a decades-old dispute over mosque access in the northern Tigrayan town. Two months later, the church officials behind the declaration came under gunfire.

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