Ethiopia’s main opposition party has condemned a ban on its activities, saying it posed a serious threat to the 2022 peace deal that ended two years of conflict in the northern Tigray region.
The Tigray People’s Liberation Front has called for the African Union to mediate with the federal government after the electoral agency revoked its legal status as a party.
The decision follows months of political tensions in Tigray and comes ahead of nationwide elections that are due to take place by June next year at the latest.
The National Election Board of Ethiopia, which supervises the conduct of political parties, resolved to formally deregister the TPLF on the grounds that it had failed to hold a general assembly.