Ethiopian PM appoints TPLF official as head of Tigray interim administration

Move follows peace deal between rebels and federal government that ended two-year conflict

The Ethiopian government has said it has appointed a senior official in the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) as head of the interim Tigray regional administration after a peace deal ended a brutal two-year conflict.

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has appointed Getachew Reda as president of the Tigray region's interim administration," Abiy's office said in a statement posted on Twitter on Thursday.