After Pretoria peace deal, old enemies in Ethiopia’s Tigray find new ground
Ethiopia’s Tigray region remains caught between an unfinished peace process and renewed political and military tensions nearly four years after the Pretoria agreement ended the war [Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP]That raises a further question about the TPLF’s post-Pretoria strategy.
The Pretoria peace deal ended Ethiopia’s Tigray war but left political and territorial disputes unresolved, as the TPLF has sought to reassert its influence and build new strategic relationships [Getty Images] (Getty)A civilian source in Tigray, who spoke to Al Jazeera on condition of anonymity, said: “The people of Tigray want peace; we don’t want a second war.
The sequence is striking: TPLF contacts with Eritrean officials, including reported meetings in Dubai and Zalambessa; a renewed struggle over political control in Tigray; reports of recruitment and mobilisation; new clashes involving Tigrayan forces; and the emergence of Tsimdo, a loose convergence of groups opposed to the federal government.
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