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Ethiopia announces interim government in Tigray, aims for polls in six months

France 24 Africa16 October 2026, 13:05 UTCEthiopia

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday announced the appointment of an interim administration to prepare elections in the northern Tigray region previously controlled by the Tigray People's Liberation Front that has clashed with government forces since September. The recent conflict revived a war that killed hundreds of thousands between 2020 and 2022.

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