More than 550 schools in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region are still being used as military camps, according to a regional education official on Monday.
Ato Redai G. Ezger, deputy head of the Tigray Regional Education Bureau, told Addis Maleda that 552 schools remain under the control of armed groups, severely disrupting educational activities.
While some schools have resumed operations, many near the Amhara border continue to face security concerns due to the military presence.
Of the region’s 2,492 schools, only 1,835 are currently functioning after the Pretoria Peace Agreement.
Local authorities are struggling to fully restore the education system as the region recovers from the two-year conflict between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and the federal government, which has caused hundreds of thousands of deaths and displaced millions since November 2020.
Hostilities decreased following peace agreements signed in Pretoria and Nairobi in November 2022.
