Since the signing of the Pretoria Permanence Ceasefire Agreement in November 2022, Tigray’s political leaders have been a grievous disappointment.
That agreement brought one thing only: an end to the fighting. That is a modest but precious achievement. If war resumes, there will be no winners.
During the 24 months of war from 2020 to 2022, the people of Tigray showed astonishing resilience and unity in resisting the savage onslaught of the combined forces of the governments of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Addis Ababa and President Isayas Afewerki in Eritrea. Women and men from all walks of life joined together and collectively saved the Tigrayan people from annihilation. At the end of the war, the Tigray Defense Forces stood above politics. Read more