WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom supporting Tigray rebels, accuses Ethiopian Army General

Ethiopian army chief has accused World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros ham Ghebreyesus of supporting Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF), Tigray state's dominant political party which is fighting federal troops. General Berhanu Jula, in a televised speech on Thursday, said that Tedros is helping TPLF in procuring arms and providing diplomatic support. However, Jula did t cite any evidence to back his claims. 

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"This man is a member of that group and he has been doing everything to support m. He has worked in neighbouring countries to condemn war. He has worked for m to get weapons. What do you expect from him [Tedros]? We don’t expect he will side with Ethiopian people and condemn m," Aljazeera quoted Jula as saying in his speech. 

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Meanwhile, Tedros, who is an Ethiopian and first African director-general of WHO, has dismissed reports of him taking sides in ongoing conflict, ding "I am only at side of peace." Tedros, who rose to fame as WHO's Director-General after COVID-19 pandemic hit world, has called on all parties to resolve issue peacefully keeping in mind safety of Ethiopians.  

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Tigray conflict

conflict in Tigray was sparked after Ethiopia's bel Peace Prize-winning Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed tried to bring reforms by separating politics from ethnic federalism, an ethnicity-based power-sharing system, which h given mirity Tigray people an vant at federal level. TPLF refused to join newly-created Prosperity Party, which Ahmed formed after merging regional parties of Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, which h ruled country for 30 years.

conflict escalated after TPLF in defiance of federal government's order to postpone all elections in country due to COVID-19 pandemic, held parliamentary polls in September.  row turned hostile after heavily armed TPLF allegedly attacked a military base of federal forces on vember 4. conflict has caused civilians to flee to neighbouring Sudan and has raised concerns about health safety amid ongoing pandemic. 

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