Seven opposition groups in Ethiopia have announced the formation of an alliance, named the Ethiopian Peoples’ Forces Alliance for Survival, with the stated goal of removing Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and his government. The announcement was made on Sunday.

The coalition's members include the Amhara Fano National Movement, the Oromo Liberation Army, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), the Ogaden National Liberation Front, the Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Front, the Benishangul Peoples’ Liberation Movement, and the Gumuz Peoples’ Democratic Movement.

Leaders from the TPLF, whose forces were involved in a deadly armed conflict in northern Ethiopia that concluded with a peace accord in November 2022, stated that their cooperation with other opposition factions is both political and military. TPLF spokesman Michael Asgedom told The Associated Press that joint military operations "may become necessary to achieve the objective of removing the dictatorial regime." Asgedom also asserted that the 2022 peace agreement is "no longer valid."

Zemene Kassie, chairman of the Amhara Fano National Movement, announced the new alliance on Tigray TV on Sunday. He accused the federal government of fostering widespread insecurity, conflict, displacement, poverty, and human rights abuses.

In response, the Ethiopian Media Authority on Monday declared Tigray TV an illegal entity and accused it of promoting insurgency. Federal authorities have faced conflicts in other regions, including the Amhara and Oromia provinces, in addition to the Tigray conflict.

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party was re-elected in June's general election, which was boycotted by the main opposition groups. Abiy came to power in 2018 and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to establish peace with neighboring Eritrea.

Relations between Ethiopia and Eritrea have deteriorated since 2020, when Eritrean forces joined Ethiopian troops against TPLF loyalists. This deterioration has been partly attributed to Abiy's pursuit of sovereign access to the Eritrean seaport of Assab. Eritrea, in turn, has accused Ethiopia of backing rebel groups within its territory.

It remains unclear how closely the seven allied groups will collaborate to achieve their objective of ousting the current government.