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Strategic Monitoring and Accountability Series Day 80 Special Edition – June 26, 2025
Produced by: Horn of Africa Geopolitical Review (HAGR) & The Tigray Herald Editorial Board
From Hope to Havoc: 80 Days of Lawlessness under the Tadesse Worede Presidency
A Strategic Monitoring and Accountability Document on the Deterioration of Governance, CivilOrder, and Political Integrity in Tigray
Executive Summary
Eighty days into the presidency of General Tadesse Worede, Tigray stands at the edge of apolitical and security abyss. Once a symbol of resilience, Tigray is now descending into a stateof anarchy, lawlessness, and elite-driven militarization. What began as a presidency promisingstability and institutional restoration has devolved into the enabling of rogue TPLF-afiliatedmilitary elites, the erosion of governance structures, and a shocking re-engagement with thegenocidal PFDJ regime of Eritrea.
This special edition is a critical and in-depth analysis a comprehensive Strategic Monitoringand Accountability Document reviewed and endorsed by the Horn of Africa GeopoliticalReview (HAGR) and The Tigray Herald Editorial Board. It documents how, under TadesseWorede’s tenure, Tigray’s fragile post-war hope has been hijacked by authoritarian interests,fueling division, repression, and unlawful warfare campaigns.
Section I: From Collapse to Controlled Chaos
The Militarization of Governance: Tigray as a State of Emergency
Since April 8, 2025, when General Tadesse Worede assumed presidential power in Tigray, theregion has seen:
The complete collapse of civilian oversight. The consolidation of power in the hands of outlawed TPLF military elites.The destruction of democratic space and criminalization of dissent.The return of Eritrean influence, via the covert PFDJ-TPLF military-political pact.Civilian institutions such as the Tigray Development Association (TDA) have been forcibly takenover by remnants of the TPLF. Equally alarming is the unlawful attempt to seize EFFORT(Endowment Fund for the Rehabilitation of Tigray) the economic backbone of Tigray’spost-war reconstruction by criminal elements afiliated with the old TPLF leadership. Theseactions reflect the calculated dismantling of Tigrayan civil infrastructure by groups determined torule without accountability.
Section II: The Death of Institutions, The Rise of Criminality
Above the Law and Beyond ReformThe so-called “Above the Core” generals and colonels former TPLF military elites are nownot only above institutional frameworks but above the law itself. Under the silent watch oractive complicity of Tadesse Worede’s presidency:TDF command structures have been politicized, demoralizing professional soldiers.Tigrayan unity has been fractured by the rise of patronage networks loyal to corruptcommanders.
National resistance has been replaced by personal militarized empires, used to suppress voicesof reform, including those of Tigrayan youth and intellectuals.The deliberate erosion of institutions has become the defining trait of this presidency. The TPLFdestroyed TDF’s cohesion, dismantled political consensus, and now claims to be building asovereign Tigray. This is the ultimate irony trying to build a state while sabotaging its veryfoundations.
“Without institutions, no state will survive” this universal truth is being ignored with graveconsequences.
Section III: The Return of the Unholy Alliance
The Reawakening of the TPLF-PFDJ War Pact
Perhaps the most dangerous development in the 80-day mark is the revival of the covertalliance between the Eritrean regime (PFDJ) and the outlawed TPLF leadership. This so-called“death pact” once responsible for the decimation of Tigray and its people is now beingsecretly resurrected under the cover of “security coordination.”Evidence gathered by HAGR and verified by TMW Digital Intelligence Group indicates:
Back-channel communications between TPLF commanders and Eritrean intelligence.Joint planning for destabilizing operations inside Tigray and against Ethiopian federal institutions.Use of IDPs for political leverage, with camps being weaponized to generate media sympathyand external funding.This is not governance it is a criminal conspiracy to plunge Tigray back into war, sufering,and international isolation.
Section IV: Weaponizing Human Sufering
The Political Manipulation of IDP Returns
Under Tadesse Worede’s presidency, the issue of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) has beencruelly politicized. The forced or manipulated return of IDPs to unsafe and militarized zones,without due consultation or proper reintegration plans, constitutes:A gross violation of human rights.A violation of international refugee and displacement law.A cynical use of human tragedy to rebuild political legitimacy for outlawed actors.This deliberate re-traumatization of the Tigrayan population is not only unethical — it is criminal.
Editorial Board Declaration:
A Firm Stand Against War, Corruption, and Tyranny
The Horn of Africa Geopolitical Review (HAGR) and The Tigray Herald Editorial Board, after careful consultation with regional and international political and legal experts, jointly issue thisformal and unequivocal statement:
Editorial Board Statement
“No More War in Tigray. No More Betrayals.”We, the editorial boards of HAGR and The Tigray Herald, representing the voice of Tigrayanand Horn of Africa citizens committed to peace, justice, and institutional rebuilding, herebydeclare:
We are against any war in Tigray, regardless of who initiates it.We strongly oppose the TPLF-PFDJ unholy alliance, which brings no benefit to the people,only bloodshed and destruction.
We denounce the use of displaced civilians as tools of war and political currency.
We condemn the criminal takeover of Tigrayan institutions by former TPLF generals andtheir armed supporters.
We stand for peace, dialogue, and civilian rule rooted in law and institutions.
We urge independent investigations, international monitoring, and the immediate dismantlingof militarized governance structures in Tigray.
We call for the full implementation of the Pretoria Peace Agreement, with transparentmechanisms and real civilian leadership.
Final Thoughts: Tigray Must Choose Law or Chaos
Eighty days under General Tadesse Worede’s presidency have resulted in:Institutional collapse,Militarization of political life,Collusion with genocidal enemies,And the betrayal of the people’s hope.Tigray today is on the brink. The choice is clear: either return to lawful governance, peace, andinstitutional recovery or descend fully into a militarized criminal enclave.The world is watching. Tigray’s people deserve better. And the time to act is now.
Contributing Analysts & Strategic Editors:HAGR Strategic Afairs Division
The Tigray Herald Editorial BoardTMW Digital Intelligence InvestigatorsInternational Human Rights and Transitional Justice Experts
Document Finalized and Published: June 26, 2025
Approved for public release by the HAGR–Tigray Herald Institutional Oversight Committee.
