Is Ethiopia on the verge of another civil war as fighting erupts in Tigray?
Summary
Fighting has increased between Ethiopia’s federal army and forces from the northern Tigray region, threatening the peace agreement that ended a war in 2022. The conflict involves disputes over land and political control, with both sides blaming each other for starting the violence.Key Facts
- Ethiopia signed a peace deal in 2022 to end a two-year war with the Tigray region.
- The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) was a powerful political and military group representing about 6% of Ethiopia’s population.
- Fighting started again recently between federal troops and Tigrayan forces.
- A new alliance of seven armed groups seeks to remove Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government.
- A major dispute concerns control of western Tigray, which Amhara forces took during the war.
- Tigrayan leaders want displaced people to return home, but Amhara leaders reject Tigray’s territorial claims.
- The TPLF retook Tigray’s administration earlier this year, replacing the interim government created by the peace deal.
- Both sides accuse each other of breaking the peace agreement by keeping weapons and failing to remove forces.
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