Mekelle፡Telaviv, Nairobi, Pretoria, London, (Tigray Herald)
The Last Coup: General Tadesse Worede’s Destructive Plot Against Tigray’s Future and the Urgent Call for National Unity
Subtitle:
A Verified Warning from the Horn of Africa Geopolitical Review and Leading Security Experts on the Orchestrated Internal Subversion in Southern Tigray
Executive Summary
This document serves as an urgent, evidence-based warning to the people of Tigray, the
Tigrayan diaspora, civic organizations, and the international diplomatic community about the grave threat posed by General Tadesse Worede and his close associate General John Medide.
These individuals, exploiting their military positions and former TPLF networks, have launched a coordinated campaign of internal subversion aimed at hijacking Tigray’s fragile post-genocide recovery, dismantling the authority of the Tigray Interim Government, and reinstalling a failed
political order.
Alarmingly, credible intelligence now confirms an unholy nexus between elements of the
discredited TPLF remnants and the Eritrean regime under the People’s Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ). Their shared objective: to weaponize Tigray as a strategic buffer zone and a destabilization platform against the Ethiopian Federal Government.
This geopolitical conspiracy is not only a betrayal of Tigray’s struggle for justice and sovereignty—it is a direct threat to peace, regional security, and national integrity.
This warning, verified and corroborated by the Horn of Africa Geopolitical Review, leading
security analysts, international legal experts, and Tigrayan civil society monitors, demands
immediate attention, international condemnation, and unified Tigrayan resistance.
I. Background: The Rise of Betrayal and Subversion
General Tadesse Worede, once considered a transitional figure within the Tigray Interim
Government, has now emerged as the central architect of a covert internal coup. Exploiting his authority and political influence, he orchestrated a series of militarized “stamps operations” targeting local administrations in southern Tigray—particularly in Raya.
These operations aimed
to replace legitimate civic leaders with loyalists of the corrupt, authoritarian TPLF old guard,against the will of the people.
Now exposed, this agenda has also been tied to a broader geopolitical collusion: the PFDJ
regime in Asmara is covertly backing the destabilization efforts, seeing in Tigray a convenient buffer zone to manipulate Ethiopia’s internal fragility. This PFDJ-TPLF axis, operating unde different names but with aligned motives, constitutes an existential threat to the sovereignty of
Tigray and the broader Ethiopian state.
II. Verified Crimes and Strategic Sabotage
- Militarized Coup Tactics:
Under the direct command of Tadesse Worede, armed units have forcibly removed elected and legitimate administrators in southern Tigray and replaced them with TPLF-era loyalists.
These actions undermine local autonomy and violate the spirit and letter of the Pretoria Peace Agreement.
- Ethnic Favoritism and Political Exclusion:
Systemic exclusion of Raya’s population from political participation continues under the
Tadesse-led operations, marked by nepotism, elite patronage, and suppression of democratic voices that resist TPLF reinstatement.
- Complicity of General John Medide:
As TDF’s Southern Command figure, General John Medide has provided logistical and political support to these illegal campaigns. Together with Worede, they are the militarized face of a broader counter-revolutionary agenda.
- Nexus with Eritrean PFDJ Regime:
Recent intelligence confirms contacts and coordination between former TPLF hardliners and Eritrea’s authoritarian regime. Tigray’s destabilization serves PFDJ’s objective of weakening Ethiopia from within—using internal chaos in Tigray as leverage.
III. Strategic Suicide: A Warning to All Tigrayans
This path leads to catastrophic consequences:
The fragmentation of Tigray’s social and political unity Potential civil war within Tigray between democratic forces and militarized factions
The erosion of international sympathy and support for Tigray’s post-war recovery.
The weakening of the Pretoria Peace Agreement’s implementation mechanisms
Tigray cannot afford another descent into chaos—particularly one driven by internal betrayal and foreign manipulation. This is a historic moment. Unity, vigilance, and principled resistance are no longer optional—they are survival imperatives.
IV. Urgent Appeal to the International Diplomatic Community.
The silence of the international community will be interpreted as complicity. We urge immediate
action:
Investigate the roles of Generals Tadesse Worede and John Medide in orchestrating this
internal coup
Condemn all armed political interventions undermining the Tigray Interim Government.
Support democratic and locally legitimate governance structures in Raya and southern Tigray.
Monitor foreign interference—particularly the PFDJ-TPLF collusion—in regional destabilization.
Failure to act decisively now may undo every gain made toward peace and stability in the Horn of Africa.
V. Mobilization Directive for the Tigrayan Diaspora and Civic Forces
To all Tigrayans in the diaspora and domestic civic groups: this is your moment to act with clarity and courage.
Expose and denounce Tadesse Worede’s betrayal of the people’s will.
Mobilize international legal and political action against the re-infiltration of failed TPLF networks.
Protect and empower communities in Raya and southern Tigray who are resisting illegal
occupation and repression
Reject the cynical use of Tigray as a geopolitical pawn for external forces like the Eritrean Regime
The time for silence is over. History is watching.
VI. Conclusion:
Defend the Soul and Sovereignty of Tigray
Tadesse Worede and his associates do not represent Tigray’s future—they are shadows of a failed past. Their criminal alliance with the genocidal PFDJ regime and TPLF’s political corpse is not only immoral—it is treasonous This is the final warning.
Tigray must not fall again—from within or without. The people of Tigray
must stand united, vigilant, and defiant.
Verified and Published by:
Horn of Africa Geopolitical Review
Contributors:
Senior Regional Security Analysts
Former UN Peacebuilding Experts
Tigrayan Civil Society and Governance Monitors
International Legal Authorities on Transitional Justice and Post-Conflict Reconstructio
