Ex-fighters in Ethiopia's Tigray region register for reintegration programme
Oct 17, 2026
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AI GeneratedFormer fighters in Ethiopia's Tigray region are enrolling in a disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration program to transition back to civilian life. This follows the recapture of Mekelle by federal forces and the establishment of a caretaker administration aimed at restoring public services and preparing for upcoming elections.
Hundreds of former fighters
in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region have been signing up
for a program to help them return to civilian life.
The ex-combatants have been lining up in
Tigray's capital Mekelle since Wednesday,
barely two weeks after federal forces recaptured the city
from Tigray rebels. Renewed fighting
that erupted last month shattered the 2022 peace agreement
that brought an end to the region's bloody two-year civil war
on Friday Ethiopia's prime
minister Abiy Ahmed announced a caretaker administration
for Tigray the new authority
has vowed to restore public services help
displaced people return and prepare for
elections within six months the disarmament demobilization
and reintegration program
is part of the 2022 Pretoria peace deal.
The truce ended the fighting but left lingering discontent.