The struggle for power in Tigray threatens to bring out a new war news
The repercussions of the war still cast a shadow over the Tigray region more than two years after the signing of the Pretoria agreement between the Ethiopian federal government and the Tigrai Liberation Front to end the war that killed and wounded tens of thousands of people, and displaced about 1.7 million people.
Despite the formal fighting, Tigrai residents are still suffering from famine, the collapse of health services and the absence of educational institutions, which reflects the continuation of the humanitarian crisis in the region.
It was agreed under the auspices of the African Union, and it was welcomed by the United States, the European Union and a number of international organizations and bodies.
Internal disagreement
According to reports from the region, the internal divisions in the ranks of the Tigray Liberation Front increased the difficulty, and it threatens the reconciliation agreement signed in Pretoria in 2022, and warns of the outbreak of a new war.
Divisions within the Liberation Front are due to the dispute between its leader from the time of wartime, the Diprition Gabrietel, the commander of the temporary regional administration, Getcio Rida.
With the escalation of the dispute between the leaders of the region, the security leaders at the front sided with Gabrimicl, and accused Reda of treason and work outside the scope of popular interests.
Last August, the Central Committee of the Tigray Liberation Front decided to expel 15 members, including the governor of the temporary region who refused the matter, and accused his comrades of masterminding a coup against him.
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Last February, Rida said that the region is heading to the abyss and could live a conflict at any moment, and demanded his opponents to stay away from escalation and tampering with the interests of the population.
Observers warned of the danger of continuing tension and division between members of the Liberation Front, as it has become clear that it affects the division of aid, health, education and infrastructure.
Front members are concerned with a struggle for gold mines and the seizure of state -owned companies in the Tigray region, and a group of clerics has tried to take a mediation aimed at rapprochement between the supporters of Gabriemicl and Raida, but that move did not bring tangible results.
Features of the conflict
Although Pretoria has achieved some important gains for the Tigray Liberation Front, such as raising the terrorist list in Ethiopia, which allows it to return to the political scene, internal tensions indicate the possibility of renewed armed conflict.
While the governor of the region Rida continues to try to implement plans backed by the federal government to restore the displaced and distribute aid, the Gabriemican supporters insist that the Popular Front has become an opposition party and is not represented by the provincial government’s actions.
The Tigray region is one of 10 regions consisting of Ethiopia, and represents 6% of its population, who exceed 100 million people and are distributed to 80 ethnic groups.
For many residents of the region, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Tigray is considered to be more than a political party or a political bloc, as it fought for 3 decades and has made many lives for its goals.
