Category: Opinion

(Source: Ethiopia Insight, by Mulubrhan Balehegn) –  The evangelical, anti-intellectual politics behind Abiy Ahmed’s Prosperity Party is an under-examined force driving mass delusion, national decline, and war. In the last three decades, Ethiopia saw stability and steady economic growth. It also established itself as a linchpin of peace in the Horn of Africa and a […]

(By Fessahaye Mebrahtu[i], 25 March 2021) – When Ethiopian Prime Minster Abiy Ahmed came to power in 2018, his political speeches were pleasing to the public; giving hope that he would bring stability in the process of building democracy in Ethiopia. One of his laudable initiatives was establishing mediation and reconciliation committee, which included religious […]

(Source: The Guardian) –  Four months of fighting have seen massacres, sexual violence and attacks on medical facilities and refugee camps. The culture of impunity must end. After months of denials, Ethiopia’s prime minister Abiy Ahmed has finally admitted what everyone knew about the conflict in the Tigray region: Eritrean troops are present alongside the federal […]

(By Temesgn Kebede, 24 March 2021) – In belated and apparent admittance that a war is going on in Tigray, the former minster and now PM of Ethiopia stated that it is near irrelevant that young girls and old women are brutally gang raped compared to the soldiers who are emboweled in line of duty.  If […]

(Source: Ethiopia Insight, by Goytom Teklu ) – Ethiopia’s deep-rooted divisions, and a Machiavellian alliance, have opened the gates of hell in Tigray. Since 3 November, Ethiopia’s federal military, allied with Eritrean and Amhara forces, has launched a devastating war on Tigray regional state. Thousands have been killed, millions displaced, cities demolished and looted, and […]

(By Mekonen Tesfaye, 16 March 2021) Testimonies of Crime Against Humanity and War Crimes in Tigray (i) “Denial of genocide strives to reshape history in order to demonize victims and rehabilitate the perpetrators. Denial of genocide is the final stage of genocide. It is what Elie Wiesel has called a “double killing.” Denial murders the […]

(By Aynalem Sebhatu, 16 March 2021) – Much has been talked of the unspeakable horrors of massacres and unrelenting sexual violence of girls and women in Tigray. As if that is not enough, a gruesome parade of inhumanity is recorded in a video and shared in social media this week. The clips show a woman […]

Date: 9 March 2021 Authors: Sofie Annys1, Tim Vanden Bempt2, Emnet Negash1,3, Lars De Sloover1, Jan Nyssen1 1Department of Geography, Ghent University, Belgium 2Concerned citizen (Leuven, Belgium) who follows the war in Tigray closely, documenting it on Twitter (@tvbempt)   3Institute for Climate and Society, Mekelle University, Tigray, Ethiopia Contact: tigraymaps@gmail.com Link to configurable Web […]

(By Makonnen Tesfaye, 8 March 2021) – Testimonies of War Crimes and Crime Against Humanity in Tigray (i) “A pogrom is happening in Ethiopia. Ethiopia is killing its own citizens wantonly. That is chilling, but true: by attempting to extirpate Ethiopia of Tigrayan ethnicity and heritage, Ethiopia’s military and government stands accused of purposeful ethnic […]

(Source: Tghat, by Yosief Gebrehiwet 21 Febraury 2021) – Eritrea’s involvement in the Tigray war was not a total surprise. Given the vindictive nature of the Eritrean leader and the long animosity the nation had with Tigray, that the Isaias regime would use any opportunity to inflict heavy damage on Tigray was not unexpected. It […]

(Source: Aiga Forum) –  It is now 110 days since the war on Tigray started. Tigray’s special forces and Tigray’s militia on the one side; Ethiopian National Army, Eritrean National Army, Somalia National Army, Amhara special forces, Amhara militia, Amhara armed youth squad “Fano”, Ethio-Somali Regional Special forces, Afar Regional Special forces, other Ethiopian regional […]

(Source: Tghat, by Amare Teklay, 20 February 2021) – Isaias Afewerki, the elephant in the war on Tigray, has confirmed that the war is not over and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) is not only not defeated but also the war will take time. The President-for-life of Eritrea gave a lengthy interview on the […]

(Source: Tghat) –  Editor’s note: The eyewitness account below written by Getu Mak who witnessed the events in Aksum. Getu Mak is a lecturer at Adigrat University, a founder of TigraiCodes, and active member of Tigrai Hiking Group. When all was well I was a strong believer who used to cling to the idea that […]

(By Mulugeta Abai, Executive Director, Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture, 14 February 2021) – “In the Yugoslav and Rwanda statutes, rape is included as a crime against humanity. Those provisions derive from rape having been a crime against humanity from the late 1940s in legal documents drafted right after Nuremburg and the Tokyo trials. […]

(Source: Awash Post, By Yosief Ghebrehiwet) – On November 4, 2020, three disjointed partners in the Horn of Africa declared total war against Tigray, a small region of 6 million people in northern Ethiopia. At a national level, the Ethiopian government, run by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, deployed most of its federal troops and Special […]