The East African Monday July 19 2021 Captive Ethiopian female soldiers arrive at a rehabilitation center in Mekelle, the capital of Tigray, on July 2, 2021. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on July 18, 2021 vowed to wipe out the TPLF. PHOTO | AFP Summary Using alarming words like “weeds”, “cancer” and “disease” to refer to the group, the Ethiopian leader seemed to confirm the final collapse of the unilateral ceasefire he had declared two weeks ago, which was meant to aid humanitarian access in the region now controlled by fighters allied to TPLF. He said TPLF probably is the first and the only group in Ethiopia's history that is trying to disintegrate Ethiopia.