Ethiopia faces renewed strain with Tigray and Eritrea

A sense of anxiety is hard to miss in Tigray. Though the 2022 Pretoria peace agreement brought an end to fighting between the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), many in Tigray say life today is like walking on eggshells. The TPLF, once the dominant party in Ethiopia’s ruling coalition (EPRDF) and the region’s