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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has appointed Lt. General Tadesse Worede as the new interim president of the Tigray region, replacing Getachew Reda, whose two-year term ended this week. The decision comes at a critical juncture for Tigray, a region reeling from the devastating 2020-2022 civil war and escalating factional strife within the Tigray People\u2019s Liberation Front (TPLF), which analysts attribute to Abiy\u2019s deliberate actions since he rose to power in 2018, dismantling the TPLF-dominated Ethiopian People\u2019s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF).<\/p>\n
Tadesse Worede, a former TPLF military commander during the civil war with the federal government, assumes the role with a reputation as a neutral figure amid the TPLF\u2019s internal divisions. He previously served as deputy president of the Tigray interim administration and head of the cabinet secretariat for peace and security. His appointment follows an unprecedented move by Abiy last month, calling for Tigrayans to nominate leadership candidates via email — a process that infuriated Tigrayan activists and TPLF members, who accused the prime minister of mocking their society and undermining the region.<\/p>\n
Tigrayan journalists, activists, and media figures, including Tewodros Tsegaye of Reyot Media, point directly to Abiy as the architect of the region\u2019s turmoil. They argue that he has intentionally fomented conflict between the TPLF faction led by Getachew Reda, aligned with the federal government, and a dissident group under Debretsion Gebremichael, which recently seized the presidential office in Tigray\u2019s capital, Mekele. Analysts monitoring the Horn of Africa assert that Abiy\u2019s policies since dismantling the EPRDF and replacing it with Prosperity Party have triggered persistent bloodshed, with Tigray and Amhara regions bearing the brunt of his divide and conquer rule.<\/p>\n
Tadesse inherits a region in crisis. Unresolved issues from the 2022 Pretoria Peace Agreement — including the return of displaced persons and the withdrawal of Eritrean forces — remain flashpoints, while Eritrea\u2019s military buildup near Tigray\u2019s border fuels fears of renewed instability. Tigrayan observers, however, lay the blame squarely at Abiy\u2019s feet, accusing him of orchestrating a perpetual state of chaos in northern Ethiopia to weaken regional opposition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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