Thus, Tigray is the first regional state where delegations are prohibited by the Federal Government from visiting. The Tigray state apparatus mirrored existing autocratic tendencies in the TPLF leadership and is still a threat to a democratic dispensation. Three conundrumsThree conundrums form what together might be called the ‘Tigray Dilemma and more aptly Tigray Quandary’. First, the assimilationist and majoritarian overarching ‘Ethiopianness’ (‘Ethiopiawinet’) dilemma; second, the numbers related to majoritarian dilemma; and third, the security dilemma. Tigray state itself needs to shed old habits of control and begin real reform.

Source: Ethiopian News December 23, 2019 09:45 UTC