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TPLF Internal Leadership Dispute
In August 2024, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) internal administration was disputed between the chief administrator of the Interim Regional Administration of Tigray (IRAT) Getachew Reda and the chairman of TPLF Debretsion Gebremichael after the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) refused to accept the legal status of TPLF as a political party in Ethiopia. On 13 August 2024, the controversial 14th Congress of TPLF was held in Tigray's capital city Mekelle, drawing criticism from the public and NEBE for its irregularity and absence of TPLF officials in the conference. Getachew criticized the meeting for its informality and alleged the meeting designated to "oust certain leaders", and the minister of the Government Communication Service Legesse Tulu stated that holding the Congress "threatens the fragile peace that the people of Tigray have managed to achieve". The division is feared to heighten violence in northern Ethiopia and escalate diplomatic tensions between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Getachew Reda
Getachew Reda Kahsay ( Tigrinya and Amharic: ጌታቸው ረዳ ካሕሳይ; born June 1974) is an Ethiopian politician who is serving as the Minister Advisor for East African Affairs. Before this role, he served as the Chief Administrator of the Interim Regional Administration of Tigray, following his appointment by the Office of the Prime Minister of Ethiopia on 23 March 2023. Before assuming power as chief administrator, he was a longtime advisor to the former president of the Tigray Region, Debretsion Gebremichael. Getachew was also an executive committee member and the spokesperson for the Tigray People's Liberation Front. Getachew was the Minister of Government Communications Affairs in Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn's federal government of Ethiopia until 2016. Early life and education Getachew completed his undergraduate studies at Addis Ababa University's School of Law. Between 2001 and 2002, he completed a Master of Law at Alabama University, Tuscaloosa, Unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethiopia–Tigray Peace Agreement
The Ethiopia–Tigray peace agreement, also called the Pretoria Agreement or the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (CoHA), is a peace treaty between the government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) that was signed 2 November 2022, wherein both parties agreed to a "permanent cessation of hostilities" to end the Tigray war. The agreement was made effective the next day on 3 November, marking the second anniversary of the war. Background Tigray war The war began in November 2020, in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Primarily a conflict between the Ethiopian government and Eritrea on one side, and the TPLF on the other, the war has been characterized by War crimes in the Tigray war, war crimes, Casualties of the Tigray war#Massacres, massacres of civilians, accusations of genocide, and a devastating Famine in northern Ethiopia (2020–present), humanitarian crisis. On 20 December 2021, after the government successfully pushed back an incursion towards A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Election Controversies
An election is a formal group decision-making process whereby a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated since the 17th century. Elections may fill offices in the legislature, sometimes in the executive and judiciary, and for regional and local government. This process is also used in many other private and business organizations, from clubs to voluntary association and corporations. The global use of elections as a tool for selecting representatives in modern representative democracies is in contrast with the practice in the democratic archetype, ancient Athens, where the elections were considered an oligarchic institution and most political offices were filled using sortition, also known as allotment, by which officeholders were chosen by lot. Electoral reform describes the process of introducing fair electoral systems where they are not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
