Ethiopia's northern Tigray region has announced plans to restore its regional parliament — a move that risks violating the 2022 Pretoria Peace Agreement, which ended a devastating war that killed at least 600,000 people. The original conflict was triggered by Tigray holding regional elections in defiance of the federal government in Addis Ababa, and observers warn that reviving the disputed 2020 parliament could reignite tensions along similar lines. The development is particularly alarming given the shifting regional dynamics: Eritrea, which backed Ethiopia's federal forces during the previous war, has since grown hostile toward Addis Ababa, raising fears that any renewed fighting could draw in a third party and destabilise the wider Horn of Africa.