TPLF/EPRDF did absolutely nothing for Ethiopia’s development. What truly transformed that country somewhat is Chinese investment, foreign aid and private businesses. All the TPLF did was keep Ethiopia together by undermining the Amhara people, oppressing the Oromos and using Eritrea as the bogeyman so they can fulfil Western desires in the Horn.
People are quick to forget, before the Chinese boom, from 1991-2004, Ethiopia was standstill, nothing was happening on the economic front. The Chinese investment had just papered over the crack. There has been no real structural economic reform or political change. All Ethiopia did was change from a dictatorship to ethnic minority government same evil but different face.
The only correct political move the TPLF did was create ethnic states, this will definitely prevent Ethiopia from ever collapsing, as most are happy to be in the union as long as they keep their culture, traditions and customs, there is no going back now IMO.
How is Ethiopia ever going to truly BOOM and become a developed nation when led by a small ethnic minority while the biggest ethnic group with arguably the most resources are oppressed? Oromos truly need fair economic, political and social power for Ethiopia to boom, otherwise the violence will continue and probably get worse.
Funny but, EPLF outlasted TPLF and Isaias outlasted Meles. Poetic justice