Banned TPLF Undermining Future of Next Tigriyan Generation: Former House Speaker

Addis Ababa, July 10, 2026 (ENA) —The banned Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) is undermining the future of the next Tigriyan generation through institutional mechanisms, former House of Federation Speaker, Keria Ibrahim, disclosed.

The banned group, operating under the so-called Tsimdo alliance, is also actively collaborating with the Eritrean ruling party, Sudan, and local extremist forces, to keep Ethiopia in perpetual turmoil, the former House Speaker and Simret Democratic Party Council Member revealed.

 She further noted that the group is using the Pretoria Peace Agreement as a smokescreen to buy time for another round of conflict, bringing continued suffering to Tigrayan mothers.

 The former House Speaker's remarks come at a time when observers and international organizations are expressing growing concern that renewed militarization, forced recruitment, and escalating tensions in the Tigray region could undermine the Pretoria Peace Agreement and plunge the region back into conflict.

 Among those raising concerns are the Human Rights Watch that has urged authorities in Tigray to revoke the proclamation issued in early June 2026 granting sweeping powers for compulsory military recruitment.

Similarly, the European Union Delegation to Ethiopia has expressed deep concern over the establishment of a parallel regional council and military conscription in the Tigray region by TPLF hardliners.

In an exclusive interview with ENA, the former House of Federation Speaker said the Pretoria Peace Agreement served as a genuine gateway to peace by silencing the guns and restoring hope to the people of the region.

According to her, the Federal Government faithfully implemented the agreement by rebuilding devastated infrastructure and public institutions, laying the foundation for communities to return to stability and normalcy.

She added that these efforts, including the establishment of the Interim Regional Administration, enabled the rapid restoration of essential social and economic services.

Furthermore, former combatants were enrolled in rehabilitation programs and provided with financial support to facilitate their reintegration into civilian life.

However, the illegal group exploited the peace process solely to buy time for military remobilization.

She further stated that the group dissolved the Interim Administration, unconstitutionally convening an illegal council through a sham election to establish a cabinet lacking popular support.

At present, the illegal TPLF group is deliberately destroying the prospects of Tigray's youth through institutional mechanisms, Keria underscored.

She said that the group is making preparations for another round of war by snatching away children from their parents and training them to become soldiers.

Keria further noted that by entering alliances with internal and external actors, hostile to Ethiopia, the faction is exposing civilians in Tigray to renewed hardships.

Tigriyan mothers, youth, and the wider community are increasingly rejecting the group's actions and resisting its destructive agenda.

Beyond engaging in illicit gold and other precious minerals trading through foreign networks, the faction has trafficked Tigriyan youth to participate in the conflict in Sudan, using the proceeds to purchase weapons, the former Speaker exposed.

Despite growing criticism from citizens and international organizations, the faction continues to push the region toward further instability, she stated.

Keria called on traditional elders, international organizations, and global partners to work together to prevent the destructive agenda of the criminal group from taking hold.

She also pointed out that by shutting down schools across the region and forcing young people into military training camps, the faction is systematically undermining the education of the next generation.