A year of war in Ethiopia batters investors and citizens

A labourer sits atop a truck queuing with sacks of grains at the grain market in Merkato neighbourhood of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, November 30, 2021. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

NAIROBI (Reuters) - When Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took office in 2018, Ethiopia was one of the world's fastest growing economies. His pledges to open up one of Africa's last untapped markets thrilled investors.

But a year of war between the government and rebellious forces from the northern Tigray region has damaged government plans to modernise the economy and deterred some foreign investors.