“The TPLF announced it has taken back control of Tigray's government, ending the peace deal between Ethiopia's federal government and Tigray.”

Tigray People's Liberation FrontStatementApril 19, 2026Read the original

A TPLF central committee statement accusing Addis Ababa of breaching the 2022 Pretoria agreement.

Our verdict

Mostly True

The TPLF said it was restoring Tigray's pre-war assembly and executive in place of the interim administration; critics called it a repudiation of the Pretoria deal, but the deal was not formally ended.

What we found

Reuters and Al Jazeera report the TPLF's decision to reinstate the regional parliament and executive set up before the war, sidelining the interim administration created under the 2022 Pretoria Agreement. The interim president said he would stay in office. Saying the move ended the peace deal is an interpretation: the federal government did not declare the agreement over.

The evidence

1 of 2 sources support the claim; none contradict it.

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Supports the claim
The TPLF restored Tigray's pre-war parliament, jeopardising the peace. [1]
Background
Getachew Reda called it 'a clear repudiation' of the Pretoria structure; the interim president intends to stay. [2]

How we checked

We checked the claim against AllAfrica (Reuters), The EastAfrican (Reuters). We reviewed 2 relevant sources.

Sources

[1]AllAfrica (Reuters) · Tigray party restores pre-war parliament, jeopardising northern Ethiopia peace
[2]The EastAfrican (Reuters) · Tigray party restores pre-war government in threat to northern Ethiopia peace

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