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Ethiopia takes Tigray’s TPLF party off terrorism list

Ethiopia takes Tigray’s TPLF party off terrorism list

ETHIOPIA'S parliament removed the Tigray region's main political movement from a list of terrorist organizations, a major step towards establishing an interim local government after a two-year civil war. The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), which led the northern region into war with the federal government in late 2020, was designated a terrorist group in May 2021. The conflict ended with a truce signed in Pretoria last November after tens of thousands of people were killed and millions forced from their homes. Ethiopia's parliament said in a statement that a majority of lawmakers had approved the delisting. The delisting is…
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