TIGRAY, Ethiopia: In Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region, displaced people like 78-year-old Wolde Meressa are struggling to survive in grim conditions. Living in a cramped classroom converted into a shelter in Mekele, Wolde, along with his family, faces daily hardships amidst a Read More …
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Addressing the Gender Gap in Political Participation: The Case of Tigray
In Tigray, the gender gap in political participation underscores a disparity that persists despite significant contributions by Tigrayan women in both historical and contemporary struggles. In Tigray, the gender gap in political participation underscores a disparity that persists despite significant Read More …
A story within a story: The making and unmaking of Ethiopia’s imperial messiah
This unauthorised biography of Abiy Ahmed is a nuanced, unsparing examination of a leader trying to hold together a republic being undone by its imperial legacy. Tom Gardner’s The Abiy Project transcends a mere examination of Abiy Ahmed’s influence over Ethiopia and Read More …
Turkey admits to allowing Ethiopia to deploy drones involved in mass civilian casualties
A high-ranking Turkish government official has acknowledged that Turkey granted permission for Ethiopia to deploy Turkish-manufactured armed drones, which have been used in attacks resulting in the death of numerous civilians, including children. Records from a closed-door parliamentary committee meeting Read More …
Mass exodus of Tigrayan, Eritrean youth gives rise to entrenched human trafficking network
NGOs, military and intelligence officers, gov’t officials involved in cross-border smuggling A human trafficking network stretching from Asmara to Addis Ababa via Tigray and involving government officials, NGOs, and intelligence and military officers has escalated to new heights as tens Read More …
Ethiopia used its flagship commercial airline to transport weapons during war in Tigray
CNN — Ethiopia’s government has used the country’s flagship commercial airline to shuttle weapons to and from neighboring Eritrea during the civil war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, a CNN investigation has found. Cargo documents and manifests seen by CNN, as well as eyewitness Read More …
Satellite images and doctor testimony reveal Tigray hunger crisis
A humanitarian crisis is unfolding in the north of Ethiopia, driven by drought, crop failure and continued insecurity in the aftermath of a brutal war. With local officials warning that more than two million people are now at risk of Read More …
A Fragile Peace in the Wake of Unspeakable Horrors
The civil war in Tigray is over – for now. Up to 380,000 civilians are thought to have died, and tens of thousands of women raped. Can peace hold in the face of such atrocities? He still remembers the stench Read More …
The war on Tigray: A multi-pronged assault driven by genocidal undercurrents
On 3 November, the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced, on Facebook, that his government has started a military intervention in Tigray, a member state of the Ethiopian federation. For a month and a half, a combination Read More …
Genocidal Technologies: The Deprivation of Medicine in Tigray
In the fall of 2021, one year into the genocidal war in Tigray, I received a voice message from my nephew via a stranger’s number on WhatsApp. This marked the first time I had heard from my family since the start Read More …