Inaugural Rehab Commissioner Resigns
The initial commissioner of the National Rehabilitation Commission, Teshome Toga, resigned effective March 12, 2024, citing personal matters. A former Ambassador and once speaker of Parliament, Teshome led the commission that was established in December 2022, to oversee the disarmament, demobilisation, and reintegration process of ex-combatants from regional states including Tigray, Amhara, Afar, Oromia, Benishangul-Gumuz, Gambella, and Southern Nations.
As Ethiopia emerged from one of the deadliest conflicts in recent history and faced the formidable challenge of demobilising and reintegrati...