TPLF loses popular support after fresh fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray

TPLF loses popular support after fresh fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray

The Tigray People's Liberation Front was once Ethiopia's ruling party, but the movement is now facing a backlash from former supporters in the region.

TPLF loses popular support after fresh fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray » Africa Global Village

Once Ethiopia’s ruling party, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front is facing a backlash from former supporters in the northern territory as its latest offensive against federal forces falters. Tsegay Girmay joined the pro-autonomy party (TPLF) in 2020, outraged at the “atrocities committed” by Eritrean troops and Ethiopian federal forces during their joint efforts to crush it in the bloody Tigray…