A pact between Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) in the south could signal the desire by a group proscribed by the Ethiopian government, to end political isolation.
Metta-Alem Sinishaw, a senior political analyst on Ethiopia and the East African region, argues that the announced pact carries more political than military significance.
After initially being under siege since November, the TPLF managed to break the blockade on Tigray, pushing back on Amhara and the Ethiopian National Defence Forces.
