From Guardians to Betrayers: The Treacherous Downfall of Tigray’s Interim Administration

For months, the members of the so-called Interim Administration of Tigray paraded the slogan: "ሰላም ኢና ንደሊ!"—translated as "We just need peace." A phrase so simple yet so hollow when measured against their actions. The people of Tigray, bleeding from years of war, displacement, and starvation, have asked in desperation: "Doesn't Tigray need peace? Who in Tigray doesn’t want peace?" Yet, those questions remain unanswered, as the Interim Administration exposes itself not as a peacemaker but as an instrument of betrayal.

The hypocrisy of their rhetoric reached its peak when they recently announced their support for arming forces in Afar—not against the real threats to Tigray’s survival but against the Tigray Defense Forces (TDF), the very force that safeguarded their lives during the genocidal war. This is no mere political maneuver; this is a calculated act of treachery. Instead of strengthening the security of Tigray, they are actively working to disarm and weaken it, fulfilling the directives handed down to them by Abiy Ahmed, the very man who orchestrated the slaughter and suffering of Tigrayans.

The leadership of the Interim Administration has long abandoned its duty to the people of Tigray. When their fellow citizens were starving in IDP camps, they were indulging in Tequilanism in the luxury of Addis Ababa, under the protective embrace of their new master, Abiy. Now, instead of focusing on rebuilding a devastated Tigray, they are implementing the next phase of Abiy’s grand design: to destabilize Tigray from within, to fragment its unity, and to turn it into the epicenter of yet another crisis.

Let there be no illusion—this is not about peace. This is not about governance. This is about systematic betrayal, a continuation of the war on Tigray through political puppetry. While Abiy failed in his first attempt at genocide, he has now found willing collaborators within Tigray itself, those who masquerade as leaders while selling their people for power and personal luxury.

The true sons and daughters of Tigray will not be deceived. The struggle for survival, dignity, and justice continues, and no amount of manufactured betrayal will break the spirit of a people who have endured so much. The interim traitors have chosen their side—the side of the oppressor, the murderer, and the enemy of Tigray. History will not forget their crimes, and the people of Tigray will never forgive their treason.