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War and starvation - Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict

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Nov 18, 2022
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INSIGHT

Tigray's Significance

  • Tigray is the northernmost region of Ethiopia, historically central to Ethiopian civilization.
  • It's the birthplace of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), which led the struggle to overthrow the military regime in 1991.
INSIGHT

Tigray's Disconnection

  • Tigray has been violently disconnected from Ethiopia politically, economically, socially, and culturally due to the war.
  • Reintegrating Tigray back into the federation will be a long and difficult process.
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Significance of the Agreement

  • The current peace agreement is more significant than previous ones as it marks the first public commitment from both sides.
  • Both parties, driven by Tigray's famine and Ethiopia's financial collapse, have strong incentives to make peace work.
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