Ethiopia and Tigray Inch Back Toward War
Clashes have erupted between Ethiopian federal forces and Tigrayan fighters near the Sudanese border, marking the most significant violence since the 2022 peace agreement. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front accuses the government of violating the Pretoria peace deal to subjugate the region.
Why it matters
The breakdown of the peace agreement threatens to reignite a devastating civil war that could destabilize the Horn of Africa and trigger a new humanitarian crisis.
Ethiopia and Tigray Inch Back Toward War | WPR
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Hundreds of people fled Ethiopia’s Tigray region into neighboring Sudan this week after clashes erupted between federal forces and Tigrayan fighters near the border. It was the most serious fighting since the end of the war between the two sides in 2022.
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