Ethiopia : Tigray parallel governance crisis tests limits of the Pretoria agreement

The Tigray Regional Council, aligned with the TPLF, elected a new president, speaker, and deputy speaker in a vote that reinstates the former council structure despite the Tigray Interim Regional Administration (TIRA) established under the Pretoria Agreement. Analysts warn the parallel governance structure risks destabilizing the November 2022 ceasefire and signals deepening political dispute over Tigray's administrative legitimacy.