Ethiopian PM’s advisor: Tigrayan forces and others hinder stability

An advisor to Ethiopia's Prime Minister has said that Tigrayan forces and regional actors are blocking implementation of the Pretoria Agreement and hindering regional stability, Al Jazeera reported on October 24, 2026.

The advisor made the remarks to the press at the Tana Forum. In the short Al Jazeera NewsFeed clip, the advisor says the federal government was ready to address the bloody two-year Tigray conflict and signed the Pretoria Agreement, but that opponents of its implementation have stood in its way.

According to the advisor, those opponents include the Tigray People's Liberation Front, which he described as a significant party to the agreement, as well as regional actors with grievances against the Ethiopian government. He argued that those actors have not only obstructed implementation but have helped precipitate crisis, and he singled out outside players, naming Eritrea, as fomenting crisis in the region.

The advisor drew a distinction between resolving internal Ethiopian disputes through dialogue and peaceful processes, and what he presented as disruptive behaviour by outside players. He also said the international community had a role in addressing the actions of external forces, rather than focusing only on what Ethiopia should do within its own borders.

These are the advisor's characterisations, as presented in the clip, and the short Al Jazeera item does not include responses from the Tigrayan forces or the regional actors named. The significance of the remarks lies in their timing and framing: they place responsibility for stalled implementation of a major peace agreement on Tigrayan and regional actors, in remarks made at the Tana Forum.