TPLF says Ethiopia ban threatens Tigray peace deal

The TPLF fought a two-year civil war against the federal government, which ended in 2022.

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The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) has called for the African Union to mediate with the federal government after the electoral agency revoked its legal status as a party.

The party, which governs Tigray and dominated the entire country for many years, was on Wednesday banned for failing to hold a general assembly.

The decision follows months of political tensions in Tigray and comes ahead of nationwide elections that are due to take place by June next year at the latest.

The party led a coalition that overthrew the government in 1991 and ruled Ethiopia until 2019 when it was dissolved a year after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed had taken power.