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The Tigray region is located in the northern part of Ethiopia and the population represents about 6 percent of the country’s 109 million people. The region, together with the Afar region and parts of Eritrea, was the central country of the oldest Ethiopia.
The capital is Mekele.
The population of the region is generally richer and more influential compared to residents of other larger regions of the country.
The backbone of the guerrillas that toppled the regime of dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam in 1991 were the Tigrains, who later came to dominate Ethiopian politics. But its influence has waned under Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, and late last year, the TPLF-dominated party left the ruling coalition.
Since Abiy Ahmed came to power in 2018, several Tigranian executives have been fired, fired or marginalized, something the federal government says has happened as a result of anti-corruption efforts. The Tigreans, for their part, have viewed government action as a way to reduce their influence.
