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- Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has announced reshuffling of his government after the landslide victory in the recently held elections
- The reshuffle taking place in the aftermath of the stalemate in the Tigray region has seen the replacement of the ministers of Defence and Peace
- The rebels of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) regained control of the region in late June.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has announced reshuffling of his government after the landslide victory in the recently held elections. The reshuffle taking place in the aftermath of the stalemate in the Tigray region has seen the replacement of the ministers of Defence and Peace.
The rebels of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) regained control of the region in late June. Reports indicate that the government troops largely withdrew. The prime-minister appointed the acting head of the regional government in Tigray, Abraham Belay, to the ministry of defence.
Tigray has been plagued by fighting since November last year. Following disturbances there, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed sent the Ethiopian army to overthrow the regional authorities of the TPLF. Since then, fighting has also spread to the neighbouring regions of Afar and Amhara. The UN taken a stand that the Tigray region is under a de facto blockade and the UN agencies cannot undertake delivery of humanitarian supplies.
