Prior to November 2020, a massive Ethiopian and Eritrean military deployment was reported in areas surrounding Tigray state. Many young Tigrayans rallied around the resistance and flocked to the battlefront to join the Tigray Defense Forces (TDF). To put it plainly, any agreement for peace must keep TDF troops as the main force in Tigray in an internationally-guaranteed security agreement. However, the mismanagement of today’s border issues with Tigray will set a more dangerous precedent and chart a quick path to the disintegration of the country. The governments of Ethiopia, Tigray, and other actors need to facilitate African and international fact-finding and adjudicative bodies’ access to areas where atrocities were committed.

Source: Ethiopian News March 05, 2022 21:51 UTC