PM Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia meets presidents Isaias Afeweki of Eritrea and Mohamed Farmajo of Somalia Image: FILE • It should be recalled the Tigray war was triggered by the postponement of the August 2020 elections by the federal government.• An attempt to postpone elections in Somalia almost triggered another war, with security agencies, including the military, taking sides and positions in Mogadishu Ethiopia’s June 5 elections were expected to.