US EditionFears over Ethiopia Peace Deal as TPLF Restores Tigray Government
The party said federal violations forced it to reinstate Tigray’s elected bodies, raising fears that the 2022 peace accord could unravel again.
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Tigray restores regional parliament, stoking fears of conflict with Addis Ababa
The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) announced the restoration of a regional parliament, the election of which was one of the triggers for the Tigray war, alarming observers fearing a resumption of the deadly conflict between the Ethiopian government and regional forces.
The Front de libération du peuple du Tigré (TPLF), a region in northern Ethiopia, surprised everyone on Sunday, April 19, by re-establishing the local parliament before the 2020 war. This decision puts in front of it the authority of the federal government that judges this Parliament illegitimate. Above all, it stirs up the tensions that continue to grow in recent months, between Mekele and Addis Ababa.
Tigray party to restore pre-war administration, jeopardising northern Ethiopia peace
NAIROBI, April 20 - Tigray's main political party said it was taking back control of the region's government, effectively voiding a peace deal with Ethiopia's federal government that ended one of the century's deadliest conflicts. Read more at straitstimes.com.
In Ethiopia, the Tigray People's Liberation Front announced the restoration of its former regional institutions, including its parliament, a decision that further weakens the peace agreement signed in 2022.
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