Ethiopia must reform or remove ethnic federalism to attain peace and unity — President Isaias Afwerki
President Isaias Afwerki [Picture: Ministry of Information, Eritrea] ADDIS ABABA, JANUARY 08, 2022 — In an interview on national television, Eritrea's President Isaias Afwerki expressed his distaste towards Ethiopia's ethnic federalism which he believes is a cause of chaos and division, according an interview translation released by Eritrean Press. During his interview on national television, the President of Eritrea revealed how the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) had planned to attack 100 locations in Eritrea with rocket. When Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) Northern Command was attacked on November 03, 2020, many were forced to cross into Eritrea. President Isaias said the number of soldiers that crossed into Eritrea on the first week of November 2020 was about 5,000. Nevertheless, the Eritrean President said that he did not expect the withdrawal of the ENDF from Mekelle in June 2021. But he also said the TPLF leadership did not expect the withdrawal a