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The Tigray rebel authorities rebutted claims made by the Ethiopian government that 70% of the Tigray region is now under the control of the federal army
The Tigray rebel authorities rebutted claims made by the Ethiopian government that 70% of the Tigray region is now under the control of the federal army. There was a clear resurgence of tension between the two sides, although the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) rebels reached an agreement to end their bitter two-year conflict with the federal forces in an African Union-initiated meeting held at Pretoria, South Africa.
Talks are still underway in Nairobi, Kenya, on the implementation of the agreement, including the disarmament of the rebels, the restoration of federal authority in Tigray, and the delivery of aid. Recently, the WHO lamented that the relief work in the Tigray region has not been undertaken in full swing, where many people are undergoing harrowing experiences of poverty and death due to treatable diseases. However, Ethiopia asserted that humanitarian aid was reported to be flowing into Tigray like never before. However, this assertion has been denied by humanitarian workers, who maintain that there were not many changes at the ground level.
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The resumption of fighting at the end of August interrupted the bulk of the delivery of food and medicine, which was already insufficient before, and the Tigray region has been without aid for more than a year. It may be recalled that Redwan Hussein, national security adviser to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, said recently that 70% of Tigray was under the control of the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF), without clarifying whether this percentage was before the agreement or whether the territory had already been transferred by the rebel authorities, as provided for in the peace agreement.
