Since 2018, Ethiopia has been in a highly unstable political transition, which began with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed taking power at the head of a de facto Amhara-Oromo coalition. Political and ethnic rivalries in the country exploded into violence in November 2020, with forces commanded by the formerly dominant Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) attacking […]
Category: Etiopia-Tigray
The Ethiopian army announced the withdrawal of a regional force from a key Tigrayan city on Thursday under a peace deal to end two years of war as visiting European ministers said there could be no reconciliation without justice. Regional Force Leaves Tigray City as France, Germany Call for ‘Justice’ (thedefensepost.com)
Tigrayan rebels said Wednesday they have begun handing in their heavy weapons, a key part of a deal signed more than two months ago to end a deadly conflict in northern Ethiopia. Tigray Rebels Start Handing Over Heavy Weapons (thedefensepost.com)