Brussels 28.03.2025 The  EU  reiterates its calls  for the full implementation of the Pretoria agreement that ended the conflict between Ethiopia’s federal government and the Tigray rebels in 2022.  Nowadays  despite the peace agreement, signed in Pretoria, South Africa, in 2022 between the Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) ending the the two-year civil war in Ethiopia’s Tigray, political instability to threatens peace in the Horn of Africa.

The cause of the nowadays tensions, which have been building up over the past year, is a power struggle within the Tigray TPLF party, opposing its long-time leader, Debretsion Gebramichael, against his former deputy and the head of the Tigray Interim Administration (TIA), Getachew Reda. instability in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region has reignited worries about a possible war between

The disagreement is largely centered on the implementation of the the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (COHA), which was designed to reintegrate Tigray into Ethiopia’s federal structure. instability in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region has reignited worries about a possible war between Ethiopia and Eritrea. What is the history of their troubled relations and why have fears re-emerged? Watch here:

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https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Debretsion has strongly criticized Getachew for what he perceived as the slow and ineffective enforcement of this agreement. He has not only called for the dissolution of the TIA but has actively sought to delegitimize Getachew’s authority.

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Fresh instability in northern Ethiopia's Tigray region has reignited worries about a possible war between Ethiopia and Eritrea. What is the history of their troubled relations and why have fears re-emerged? Watch here: https://t.co/6FC8DMzec2 pic.twitter.com/plBPC6Mv6S

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Tensions reached a boiling point in mid-March when some members of the Tigray Defense Forces (TDF loyal to Debretsion seized key locations in Tigray, including the regional radio station and mayor’s office in Mekelle, as well as towns along the Eritrean border.