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Ethiopia, a nation of 90 million people, is brutally being ruled by three TPLF oligarchs: Debretsion Gebremichael (left), Abay Woldu (right) and Abay Teshaye.

By Netsanet Bulto

Ever since the death of the late TPLF chairman and Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi, the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has lacked a similarly dominant personality able to maintain consensus, either thru charisma, intrigue, or both.

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This condition has given rise within the TPLF to internal divisions and animosities. Abay Woldu, the current president of the regional state of Tigray, holds the chairmanship of the party. But he does not wield the power, nor command the respect, the late Meles held. This leadership vacuum has led to an intense, internal power struggle within the TPLF.

Stories from multiple and credible sources abound to this effect.

The worst schism to emerge is between the domestic and military intelligence agencies. Fissures also have opened between the ruling party, securit