Ethiopia: Breaking the Cycle: Plea for Peace, Unity, and Inclusive Dialogue in Tigray

Ethiopia: Breaking the Cycle: Plea for Peace, Unity, and Inclusive Dialogue in Tigray

Addis Abeba -- Political tensions have been mounting in Tigray since June 2024, stemming from an internal rift within the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) between Debretsion Gebremichael (PhD) and Getachew Reda. The divide deepened following the party's 14th Congress in August 2024, after which Debretsion's faction moved to remove Getachew and several other senior officials. The situation escalated further five months ago when top command…

The Eritrean Defense Forces Intervention in Tigray

Source: The Sentry Executive Summary In November 2018, the United Nations lifted sanctions on Eritrea, including a two-way arms embargo banning both the import and export of arms, after a successful campaign by Eritrea’s longtime rival, Ethiopia. As Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali began to reestablish ties, having signed a formal peace agreement in September 2018, hope was high that this reset of reg…