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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Samuel Getachew and Rodney Muhumuza

Renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia effectively shatters peace deal that ended 2022 war

Ethiopia-Opposition-Alliance - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia on Thursday effectively shattered a peace pact that ended a devastating two-year war in 2022, with rebel forces mobilizing for an armed struggle they hope will lead to the removal of the federal prime minister.

The main combatants are Ethiopian federal troops and fighters loyal to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, or TPLF, an armed political group in Tigray, Ethiopia's northernmost regional state.

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