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Ethiopia: Getachew Reda rejoins the government he once fought

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Posted on March 23, 2023 15:43

© File photo of Getachew Reda (L), leader of the new interim administration in Tigray, and former advisor and spokesman of the Tigray Region. (Photo by Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP)(REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya) — File photo of Getachew Reda (L), leader of the new interim administration in Tigray, and former advisor and spokesman of the Tigray Region. (Photo by Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP)(REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya)

Ethiopia’s government has confirmed Getachew Reda, a senior Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) official, will lead a new interim administration in the northern region, as the parties move ahead with implementing a ceasefire.

“Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has appointed Getachew Reda as president of the Tigray region’s interim administration,” Abiy’s office said in a statement on Thursday.

The move was made possible after the federal parliament lifted the TPLF’s terrorist designation on Wednesday. The group, which once dominated Ethiopia’s national politics, was banned by lawmakers in May 2021.

Last week, the TPLF’s Executive Committee nominated Getachew to head the interim administration.

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