Getachew Reda seeks UN support for Ethiopia’s Tigray region
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Horndiplomat
Ethiopian adviser Getachew Reda discussed developments in Tigray and the needs of the newly established interim administration with Guang Cong, the UN Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa. The talks also covered conflicts in Sudan, upcoming elections in South Sudan and the situation in Somalia, according to Getachew Reda.
On 21 October 2026, Getachew Reda, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s adviser on East African affairs, called for United Nations support for the interim administration in Tigray, a region in northern Ethiopia. He made the request to Guang Cong, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, at a meeting in Addis Ababa, according to Horndiplomat.
Getachew Reda said he had briefed the envoy on developments in Tigray since 23 September. He identified rehabilitation, humanitarian aid and the return of displaced people as priorities where the UN could contribute. Ethiopia has placed the region under an interim administration for six months.
The discussions also covered the conflict in Sudan, upcoming elections in South Sudan and the situation in Somalia. Getachew Reda also accused the Eritrean government of destabilising Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa, an accusation that could not be independently verified.
The meeting comes amid renewed tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea. The previous day, Abiy Ahmed had threatened Eritrea with “very serious” consequences, according to an article published on 20 October.
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