{"id":28003,"date":"2026-03-07T11:24:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T09:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=28003"},"modified":"2026-03-07T11:24:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T09:24:07","slug":"tigray-rebels-accuse-ethiopian-government-of-preparing-for-new-conflict","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/tigray-rebels-accuse-ethiopian-government-of-preparing-for-new-conflict\/","title":{"rendered":"Tigray rebels accuse Ethiopian government of preparing for new conflict"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Rebel leaders in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia say they believe the federal government may be preparing to launch a new military offensive against the northern region.<\/div>\n<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The claims come amid growing tensions between authorities in Addis Ababa and the leadership of the Tigray People\u2019s Liberation Front (TPLF), which previously fought a devastating war with federal forces and their allies.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>During an interview with correspondent Coletta Wanjohi, journalist Abedi Jean dela Croix asked what evidence the TPLF has to support its claims that the federal government is planning another attack.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Responding to the question, Wanjohi began by outlining concerns raised by TPLF officials, who say recent troop movements and rising political tensions suggest the possibility of renewed confrontation.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The situation remains fragile in Tigray following the peace agreement that ended the two-year conflict, which left thousands dead and displaced millions of people.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":28004,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"news-type":[26],"class_list":["post-28003","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"Rebel leaders in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia say they believe the federal government may be preparing to launch a new military offensive","published_date":"2026-03-07 11:13:46","news_description":"Rebel leaders in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia say they believe the federal government may be preparing to launch a new military offensive","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/28003","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/28003\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28005,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/28003\/revisions\/28005"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=28003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}