<span style="color: #222222;">Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has gone to direct the war from the front lines. Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen Hassen will take charge of routine government business in the absence of the Prime Minister. Two Olympian athletes Haile Gebrselassie and Feyisa Lelisa have also announced they are enlisting in the military.<br />''<br />''Last month, Tigrayan forces and their allies threatened to march on the capital Addis Ababa.<br />''<br />''Yesterday, Ethiopia expelled four of six Irish diplomats from the country because of Ireland's stance on the conflict.</span><br />