TPLF to Restore Pre-War Administration, Jeopardizing Truce
#Tigray’s main political party—the Tigray People’s Liberation Front—said it was taking back control of the region’s gov’t, effectively voiding a peace deal with #Ethiopia's federal gov’t that ended one of the century’s deadliest conflicts.
Ethiopia’s Fuel Blockade Halts Daily Life Across Tigray
Before the war, #Tigray consumed up to 15 million liters of fuel monthly. After the truce, this dropped sharply to 850,000 liters by Feb 2025. However, since January, the federal gov’t has halted all deliveries to the war‑torn region entirely.
“ህወሓት፡ ብመሰረት ስምምዕ ፕሪቶርያ ዝቘመ ግዝያዊ ምምሕዳር ትግራይ ክፈርስን፡ በቲ ቅድመ-ኲናት ትግራይ ብህዝቢ ዝተመርፀ ምምሕዳር ክትካእን ከም ዝወሰነ ኣፍሊጡ።”
— ቢቢሲ ትግርኛ
“Martyrs do not die; they live forever in the hearts of their people.”
— Surah al-Baqarah
Pretoria Dead & Buried: TPLF Moves to Restore Pre‑War Gov’t
BREAKING: TPLF’s high‑stakes Central Committee meeting ended with a decision restore #Tigray’s pre‑war State Council. This follows Abiy’s unilateral extension of General Tadesse Werede’s mandate, in contravention of the Pretoria agreement.
“They’re cunts. All of them. I hate every single one of them.”
— Annette Crosbie
Across #Tigray, aid groups including the WFP say that up to 80% of Tigray’s population is in need of emergency aid. But the USAID cuts mean there is less funding available overall and what remains is often directed towards hotspots and global conflict zones that are considered worse emergencies. 2/
#Tigray IDP Suffering Deepens as Aid Groups Pull Out
“As aid actors scale back or suspend activities in the region due to funding constraints, the most vulnerable are experiencing reduced access to medical care, water and sanitation services,” Joshua Eckley, MSF head of mission, told Al Jazeera. 1/
TPLF Convenes In Axum as Administrative Rift Deepens
A high stakes meeting of TPLF’s Central Committee in Axum is heightening concerns of a political rupture in Tigray, amid growing signs the party may reject the interim administration and push to restore its pre-war government structure.
“Hate wrapped in scripture is still hate. Hate wrapped in a flag is still hate.”
— Ignotus Auctor
Abiy’s Unilateral Extension of Tadesse’s Tenure Risks Renewed War
By turning to the same wartime regulation it used in 2020 — rather than the post‑Pretoria arrangements — Addis Ababa is signaling that the Pretoria Agreement is no longer the framework it considers to be governing #Tigray.
Ethiopia Journalist Abduction Sparks Press Freedom Fears
The managing editor of one of Ethiopia’s last independent media outlets remains missing after being kidnapped by masked men inside Addis Standard’s newsroom. #Ethiopia, already one of the worst jailers of journalists in Africa after #Eritrea.
“In politics there is no honor.”
— Benjamin Disraeli
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Fresh Fighting Reported In Southern Tigray
Acc to Assena TV, fire exchanges were reported this morning in parts of Southern #Tigray bordering the Afar region between Tigray Defense Forces (TDF) & Federal‑backed TPF forces, along with direct clashes between #TDF & ENDF in the towns of Waja & Timuga.
Bishop to Tigray Leaders: Unite to End IDP Suffering
Bishop Tesfasellassie Medhin of the Catholic Eparchy of Adigrat urged #Tigray’s political leaders to set aside their differences and work together to ease the suffering of more than 1.1m IDPs still languishing in camps across the war‑torn region.
Is This Africa’s Next Big Conflict?
#Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has reignited tensions with #Eritrea with renewed calls for access to the Red Sea. His push comes after the collapse of his alliance with Isaias Afwerki, leader of Eritrea, following the fallout from the #Tigray War.
“ከምቲ ዝበሎ፡ ተንሲኡ እዩ እሞ፡ ኣብዚ የሎን። ነታ ጐይታ ተነቢርዋ ዝነበረ ስፍራ፡ ንዕነ ርኣያ። ቀልጢፍክን ደኣ ኺዳ እሞ፡ ካብ ምዉታት ከም ዝተንስኤ፡ ንደቀ መዛሙርቱ ንገራኦም።”
― ማቴዎስ 28፥6-7
“በዓል ትንሳኤ እንትኽበር ኣብ ዓፀባ ዝርከቡ ተመዛበልቲ ወገናት ብምሕጋዝ ክኸውን ይግባእ።”
— ብፁእ ኣቡነ ኢሳያስ
“ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ዐቢይ፤ የሌተናንት ጄነራል ታደሰን ሥልጣን ማራዘማቸው ይፋ በተደረገበት መግለጫ ላይ የተጠቀሰው፤ የትግራይ ጦርነት ከተጀመረ በኋላ በ2013 ዓ.ም. በዶ/ር ሙሉ ነጋ ሲመራ የነበረውን የመጀመሪያ ጊዜያዊ አስተዳደር ለማቋቋም የወጣው የሚኒስትሮች ምክር ቤት ደንብ ነው።”
— ቢቢሲ አማርኛ
“አዋሳ፣ ባህር ዳር፣ አዳማ፣ ነቀምት፣ ማድረግ የሚችለውን አገዛዙ መቀሌ ማድረግ አይችልም፤ በራሱ ፍላጎት ሊያደርግ አይችልም። ይሄ ትልቅ ነገር ነው፤ ሌላውም ያንን አርአያነት ማየት ያለበት፣ ያንን አርአያነት ነው መከተል ያለበት።”
— አቶ ልደቱ አያሌው
“እውነቱን ለመናገር አሁን እኮ ብቸኛ በአገዛዙ ጫማ ስር ያልወደቀ ከነችግሩም ከነጉድለቱም እራሱን በራሱ እያስተዳደረ ያለ እኮ ትግራይ ነው። የትግራይ ህዝብ በዚህ ሊኮራ ይገባዋል ብዬ አምናለሁ፤ አልተንበረከከም እስካሁን።”
— አቶ ልደቱ አያሌው
The UAE backs the RSF with arms and equipment. Egypt backs the government, alongside Russia, Turkey, Iran, Saudi and Qatar. Israel has backed both sides at different times. RSF has killed civilians in vast numbers and around 150,000 people have died and over 10mn have been displaced by the war. 2/
UAE Ally Ethiopia Supplying Genocidal RSF Militia with Vehicles
The war in Sudan is theoretically between the Arab supremacist Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese government. But foreign states pursuing their own interests are backing the combatants. 1/
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According to multiple sources, inc a former Ethiopian gov’t adviser, #Ethiopia is now crucial to the United Arab Emirates’ strategy in the region. The source said, referring to the #Eritrean port of Assab, which the adviser said Abiy “very nearly invaded last year at the behest of Abu Dhabi.” 3/
The Horn of Africa is now at the mercy of what happens in Riyadh and Abu Dhabi. “Some, in Ethiopia’s foreign ministry and elsewhere, believe the United Arab Emirates has been calling the shots for #Ethiopia in regard to the Sudan government, RSF and #Eritrea over Assab for the last two years.” 2/
Ethiopia Turned Into Vassal State By UAE: Experts
An adviser, who worked for the Ethiopian gov’t for over a decade, said that PM Abiy “certainly seems to see the future as #Ethiopia aligning itself firmly with the UAE alliance rather than other options.” 1/
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“ህዝባዊ ወያነ ሓርነት ትግራይ፡ ሎሚ ኣብ ፌስቡክ ገጹ ኣብ ዘውጽኦ መግለጺ፡ መንግስቲ ኢትዮጵያ ንዕድመ ስልጣን ግዝያዊ ምምሕዳር ክልል ትግራይ ምንውሑ ንውዕል ስምምዕ ፕሪቶርያ ዝጥሕስ’ዩ ብምባል ተቓዊምዎ።”
— ቢቢሲ ትግርኛ
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Ethiopia’s Blockade Strangling Tigray’s Business Sector
Ethiopia is continuing its genocide by other non‑lethal means, including restricting credit, halting all fuel deliveries to the region and stalling post-war reconstruction—measures that have left Tigray’s business sector struggling to recover.
