ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – The Ethiopian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday accused Eritrea and a faction of the Tigray Liberation Front, which has dominated political life in Addis Ababa for nearly 30 years, of “actively” preparing to wage war against it.
In a letter addressed to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, the Foreign Ministry accused Asmara and a “hardline faction of the Tigray Liberation Front” of “financing, mobilizing and leading” armed groups, especially in Amhara state, where the Ethiopian army has been facing an armed rebellion for years.
This new escalation comes at a time when Ethiopia is still facing the effects of the war that took place between the central government and the Tigray Liberation Front between 2020 and 2022, which left thousands dead and a widespread humanitarian crisis in the north of the country.
In November 2022, the two parties reached a peace agreement sponsored by the African Union in Pretoria.
It provided for a ceasefire and the disarmament of Tigrayan forces.
However, tensions between the two parties have not completely disappeared.
Meanwhile, Addis Ababa accuses external parties of trying to undermine the agreement and ignite new fronts inside Ethiopian territory.
In contrast, no official responses have yet been issued by Eritrea or the Tigray Liberation Front to the accusations contained in the Ethiopian letter.
