Tigray Interim Council
The Tigray Interim Council (TIC) (formerly established as the Tigray Advisory Council) is a body established in Tigray Region, Ethiopia, as part of the implementation of the Pretoria Agreement signed in November 2022 between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF). Its formation faced significant delays, primarily due to internal disputes within the TPLF. The council's first emergency meeting took place from 14–16 February 2025. Background and establishment The council was intended to replace the disbanded Tigray Regional State Council. TIRA President Getachew Reda signed a 25-page regulation on 2 April 2024, outlining the council's mandate and operational procedures. However, its formal establishment was delayed by 306 days due to opposition from a TPLF faction led by Debretsion Gebremichael and Fetlework Gebregziabher. They reportedly instructed local TPLF offices not to send representatives to the council. Negotiations between TIRA leader ...
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Tigray Region
The Tigray Region (or simply Tigray; officially the Tigray National Regional State) is the northernmost Regions of Ethiopia, regional state in Ethiopia. The Tigray Region is the homeland of the Tigrayan, Irob people, Irob and Kunama people. Its capital and largest city is Mekelle. Tigray is the fifth-largest by area, the fourth-most populous, and the fifth-most densely populated of the 11 regional states. Tigray is bordered by Eritrea to the north, the Amhara Region to the south, the Afar Region to the east, and Sudan to the west. Tigray's official language is Tigrinya language, Tigrinya, similar to that of southern Eritrea. The Tigray region had an estimated pre-war population of 7,070,260. The majority of the population (c. 80%) are farmers, contributing 46% to the regional gross domestic product (2009). The highlands have the highest population density, especially in Misraqawi Zone, eastern and Maekelay Zone, central Tigray. The much less densely populated lowlands comprise ...
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