AMN Plus-June 29, 2026
The European Delegation in Ethiopia has deplored what it described recent actions by the defunct Tigray People’s Liberation Front to establish a parallel regional council.
In April 2026, the TPLF unilaterally revived Tigray’s pre-war government, replacing the federal peace framework and removing the recognized interim administration. By reinstating wartime leader Debretsion Gebremichael as president, the party effectively restored the political structure that existed prior to the 2022 Pretoria Agreement
The move triggered international criticisms leveled against the outlawed TPLF including a recent announcement by the United States of travel restrictions imposed on the key leadership of the Front.
The latest statement by the EU expressed concern about the tense situation in northern Ethiopia including the recent actions taken by TPLF to establish a parallel regional council, and to unilaterally enforce military conscription in Tigray.
These actions, the EU said, “breaches the stipulations of the 2022 Pretoria Permanent Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (CoHA).”
“A resumption of talks on the concrete implementation of CoHA by all sides is urgent,” it said. “We fully support the mediation efforts led by the AU’s High Representative President Obasanjo to achieve peace and stability.”
According to reports, the TPLF has launched activities to reignite war with the forces of the federal government, and in doing so it aligned with Eritrean forces – an assertion confirmed by the former president of the Tigray Interim Administration, Getachew Reda.
On June 11, the African Union’s High-Level Representative, former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo – he mediated the peace between the federal government and the TPLF that culminated in the 2022 Pretorial agreement – visited the Tigray capital Mekele and met with the self-styled TPLF Chairman Debretsion Gebremichael to try to de-escalate tensions.
Getachew Reda, formerly a top TPLF spokesperson and president of the Tigray Interim Administration, has been heavily critical of the hardline faction of the TPLF led by Debretsion Gebremichael, according to Pulse of Africa.
