TPLF back in control of Tigray amid stalled peace, sparking new tensions with Addis Ababa. Key player in Ethiopian conflict since the 1980s.
The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) has announced it has reinstated the regional parliament, challenging Ethiopia's federal government. The move follows accusations of violations of the 2022 Pretoria Agreement, which ended the two-year civil war. TPLF aims to restore regional governance amid ongoing tensions.
South Africa's Constitutional Court has revived impeachment proceedings over the 2020 Phala Phala cash theft and ordered Parliament to refer a 2022 independent panel report to an impeachment committee. President Cyril Ramaphosa has said he will not resign, has announced a legal challenge to the panel report, and the ANC is meeting to decide how to respond (14 May 2026).