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(Source: Taz.de, 30 November 2020) How did Ethiopia slide from optimism to war? Tsedale Lemma, editor of the Addis Standard, dissects how Nobel Peace Prize winner Abiy Ahmed lost track. Continue Reading
Continue Reading(Source: Eritreahub.org, 30 November 2020) Brussels fears that Ethiopia’s internal conflict could spiral out of control, dragging in neighbouring countries. BY SIMON MARKS November 30, 2020 6:56 pm ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Widespread conflict in Ethiopia that has driven tens of thousands of refugees from their homes, killed hundreds — possibly thousands — and dragged in neighbouring countries […]
Continue Reading(Source: Lord David Atlon, 27 November 2020) This morning the Ethiopian Embassy in London sent their own version of events to Parliamentarains. This followed a meeting between the Foreign Seretary, Dominic Raab MP deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Mr Demeke Mekonnen. The Deputy Prime Minister also told the Foreign Secretary […]
Continue Reading(Source: Aljazeera.com, 30 December 2020) Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said federal troops had not killed a single civilian in their nearly month-long offensive against regional forces in Tigray. Abiy also assured Parliament on Monday that the army would not destroy Mekelle, capital of Tigray, after announcing its capture yesterday. Continue Reading
Continue Reading(By Y H, 30 November 2020) አብሮ መኖር ፈፁሞ ማይታለም! በስው ተፈታታኝ ጉልበት ያለው የሌለውን ንብረት ውጡጥ ኣድርጎ እየተራበ ኣንጀት የገነባው ቤት በመድፍ: በስማይ ቦንብ ሲይርክፈክፍበት: ሕፃን ልጅ መሮጥ ማይችል ሲዳረግ ለጥይት: ፍየል: በልው: በግ: በሬ ኢላማ ተደርጎ እንዳሬ ግንባሩ ተቆልቶ ሲወድቅ እንደጥሬ:: የት ነበርሺ ሃገሬ ምን ስራሽ ባሻገር ከወሬ? ከተማ ሲደበደብ ከስማይ በምድር እንደባዕድ […]
Continue Reading(By T K, 29 November 2020) How is it possible the world powers to be, the United Nations, EU, African Union and reputable humanitarian organizations fail to see through. When their pleading with Prime Minster Abiy Ahmed to seat down to negotiate with his adversaries, who have legitimate concerns and constitutional rights, is bluntly and […]
Continue Reading(By T K, 28 November 2020) Martyrs! Eternal flame…..! Lock me in a fridge I will not get cold; suffer fatal odd From blood clot, It would not be told . If I hold on to you – eternal flame Death will not triumph and claim. Throw me into a glowing fire […]
Continue Reading(By Y H, 29 November 2020) We know the international media are owned and run by nations and institutions that have vested interest that they would like to promote by all means avails. None profess nor would they intend to stand on moral high ground to tell and voice the truth. Even when they did it […]
Continue Reading(By T K, 29 November 2020) Rudy Giuliani disparate his face covered with hair do to look young , when he is not; Mike Pompeo struggling with his paunch, preventing him to see facts on ground and fabricating as he wobbles to take flights to inspect puppets across the world; Trump raising his chin to […]
Continue Reading(By T K, 28 November 2020) Hard as Rock When you find yourself at the bottom layer, Of a social ladder, As in a row of sedimented clay, Your outer soft shell, Eventually gives way; But only to transmogrify, One might haste to say, To an igneous rock, Your opponent will face, Daunting task, […]
Continue Reading(Source: Dw.com, 29 November 2020) Eritrea has been involved in the Tigray crisis in Ethiopia from day one, experts have said. But even though the two countries are fighting together against a common enemy, that does not make them friends. After more than three weeks of war, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has claimed victory […]
Continue Reading(Source: Eritreahub.org) Reports are emerging that 6,000 Eritrean Refugees, who were living in two of the four refugee camps and in the town of Shire in the Tigray Regional State of Ethiopia, have been abducted by Eritrean armed forces working in Tigray with the permission of the Ethiopian army. It is understood that the refugees […]
Continue Reading(Source: BBC News) Ethiopia took the lead in creating Africa’s continental organisation, the African Union (AU), but Ethiopia analyst Alex de Waal argues that its actions are now jeopardising the body’s founding principles. Shortly before three former African heads of state arrived in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, to seek a peaceful resolution to the conflict […]
Continue Reading(Source: BBC News) Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says government forces are now “fully in control” of the regional capital of the northern Tigray region. The army earlier entered Mekelle as it stepped up its offensive against the Tigray People’s Liberation Front. Communications remain down in the region and the TPLF has not commented on […]
Continue Reading(Source: Eritreahub.org) Mai Ayni: The camp (home to 21,682 residents according to UNHCR) is calm now, having been the scene of fighting earlier in the week. They were visited by a humanitarian agency (not identified) who attempted to re-assure the residents. The camps still have no certainty that they will be re-supplied at the end […]
Continue ReadingMore than 45,000 Tigrayans have fled into Sudan to escape from Abiy Ahmed’s, Isais Afeworki’s and Amhara Militias’ indiscriminate air bombardments and ground attacks.
Continue Reading(Source: Eritreahub.org, London 26/22/2020) Arbi Harnet (Freedom Friday) has been receiving confirmation that several Eritrean families are getting news of their wounded family members from the fighting in Tigray. An Eritrean man living in Europe managed to call his brother who is doing his national service after days of the soldier’s family being worried that […]
Continue ReadingDear Spectator, I am writing to you about the horrendous situation in Tigray region of Ethiopia. The current man in charge who is called Abiy Ahmed Ali, is actually legally no longer the Prime Minister. He inherited the position from Hailemariam who handed over shortly after being elected. The current media are calling him PM […]
Continue Reading(By Yitbarek Mesfin*, UK, 16 November 2020) Ethiopia is a very complex country made up of 80 different linguistic groups. Some international reporters are at last beginning to understand the cause of the civil unrest in Ethiopia from the start of Abiy Ahmed’s premiership in 2018. But there is still misunderstanding about the country’s political […]
Continue Reading(By Zerai Deres, 26 November 2020) Let me use tried words, but to excuse myself I say: one more use of such words would not harm, as it would not make any difference repeating the words: here we go: “one who feint sleep would not wake up when prodded.” Genocide and Exodus are not new human tragedies surfacing […]
Continue Reading(Source: Jeff Pearce) Evelyn Waugh would have a field day with what’s happening in Ethiopia right now. The talented author of Brideshead Revisited and Scoop was a racist little creep sent out by a rightwing, pro-Fascist newspaper in 1935 to cover Mussolini’s invasion. Just to give you an idea of the man, he wrote home […]
Continue Reading(By Mathza 26-11-2020) We have been hearing and reading about the Amhara Regional State claim of ownership of the Welqayit, Tsegede, Qafta-Humera and Tselemti weredas (hereafter refereed to Welqayit Group) and Raya, and Amhara Regional State threats of war against TPLF/Tigray. One of the threats states “some of the Amhara elite politicians continue to beat […]
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Continue Reading(Source: BBC News) After being ensconced in power in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region for nearly three decades, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) could be preparing to return to the mountains to launch a guerrilla war against the federal government. But the Ethiopian military believes that it can prevent this from happening through the offensive […]
Continue Reading(Source: Eritreahub.org) This account of the fighting is published since it tackles the difficult question of Eritrean involvement. Professor Awet Weldemichael provided it in a series of Tweets, of which the first is attached. The map is not his and is added to provide context. Ethiopia’s largest offensives against #TPLF came from the North. That’s […]
Continue Reading(Source: TheGuardian.com) Hundreds have already died. The dangers are multiplying for the country and the region. On Tuesday, two weeks after launching military action, the Ethiopian prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, announced a “final and conclusive” push against the Tigray People’s Liberation Front. Few expect it to be so easy. The TPLF, which dominated Ethiopian politics […]
Continue Reading(Source: European Commision) European Parliament (EP) Plenary session Debates cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law click here to watch the video
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Continue Reading(Source: Foreign Policy Research Institute) “The recent hostilities between Ethiopia and its northern Tigray region threaten to escalate into a full-scale civil war that could spill beyond Ethiopia’s borders. This could upset the delicate balance of power in the Horn of Africa, and spark a humanitarian and economic crisis for the region and beyond.”
Continue Reading(Source: TRT) Tigrayan writer and researcher Alex Berhanu weighs in on why the Tigray People’s Liberation Front are refusing to surrender to the Ethiopian military, which is surrounding the region’s capital, Mekelle.
Continue Reading(NBCnews.com) In one of his first tweets after being named, Sullivan warned about “the risk of violence against civilians, including potential war crimes.” President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for national security adviser warned Wednesday about the risk of war crimes in Ethiopia, where government forces are surrounding a city governed by rebellious regional leaders in what’s […]
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