TPLF Accuses Federal Government of Repeated Drone Strikes

(Nairobi, Kenya) — Following heightened friction in northern Ethiopia, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has accused federal authorities of executing repeated air strikes on civilian infrastructure, while local reports indicate military personnel have been stationed inside public schools.

The latest escalation marks a fragile turn for a region attempting to recover from two years of devastating civil war. In November 2022, the Ethiopian federal government and the TPLF signed the African Union-mediated Pretoria Peace Agreement (Cessation of Hostilities Agreement), which formally halted a conflict that had claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and displaced millions across northern Ethiopia. The deal mandated a permanent end to hostilities, the restoration of constitutional order, unhindered humanitarian access, and the disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) of Tigrayan combatants. However, unresolved tensions, delayed rehabilitation, and lingering political friction have placed increasing strain on the peace process.