Move seen as a big step towards a peace agreement
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Picture: TIKSA NEGERI/REUTERS
As expected, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed appointed Getachew Reda, the spokesperson of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front , which led the northern region into war with the federal government in late 2020, as the head of the interim administration. The lack of an interim government hampered the humanitarian response across the region, as salaries for civil servants and medical personnel went unpaid and aid agencies lacked a government partner to work with, according to humanitarians in the region.
Getachew must set up “an inclusive administration that ensures the representation of various political forces operating in the region,” the statement said.
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