Ethopia: TPLF deputy chair criticizes Tigray DDR process as ‘improperly conducted,’ says interim admin lacks ‘plan’

Addis Abeba – Amanuel Assefa, Deputy Chairman of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), criticized the ongoing Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR) process in Tigray, stating that it “is not being conducted properly” and lacks effective implementation.

In a press briefing held on 27 November 2024 in Mekelle, Amanuel, who assumed his role as Deputy Chairman following the TPLF’s 14th Congress, explained that while “the DDR process was established as a precondition in the Pretoria Agreement,”…