Displaced people from Western Tigray stand outside a school where they are sheltering in Mekele, Ethiopia, February 24, 2021. © 2021 EDUARDO SOTERAS/AFP via Getty Images (Nairobi) – Local authorities and Amhara forces in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region have continued to forcibly Read More …
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Armed conflict has degraded Tigray’sforest resources
When the Ethiopian and Eritrean defense forces, alongside Amhara regional forces, invaded Tigray in November 2020, the aftermath resulted in one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.
ኤርትራ የቀድሞ ሠራዊት አባላትን ለሥልጠና ስትጠራ ዜጎች ከአገር የሚወጡበትን መንገድ አጠበቀች
የኤርትራ መንግሥት የቀድሞ የሠራዊት አባላት ወደ የክፍሎቻቸው ለዳግም ሥልጠና እንዲመለሱ እና ሌሎችም ከአገር ለመውጣት የሚጠበቅባቸውን መስፈርቶች እንዳጠበቀ በኤርትራ ውስጥ እና በውጪ ሀገራት የሚገኙ የአገሪቱ ዜጎች ለቢቢሲ አረጋገጡ። በዚህ መመሪያ መሠረት ከ60 ዓመት በታች የሚገኙ በኤርትራ ሠራዊት ውስጥ ያገለገሉ ዜጎች ተመዝግብው Read More …
The Tigray War May Be One of the Deadliest Conflicts of This Century
Editor’s Note: The following article is adapted from the introduction to The New Line Institute for Strategy and Policy’s recently published report “Genocide in Tigray: Serious Breaches of International Law and Paths to Accountability” with the permission of the New Read More …
‘We’re here to make you HIV positive’: Hundreds of women rush to Tigray hospitals as soldiers use rape as weapon of war
Doctors say victims of conflict-related sexual violence are seeking emergency contraception and HIV prevention drugs in northern Ethiopia Hundreds of women are rushing to Tigray’s hospitals in northern Ethiopia for emergency contraception and HIV prevention drugs after being systematically raped, Read More …
Eritrean forces stop UN mission in Tigray, Ethiopia, aid workers tell CNN
Eritrean forces prevented a UN-led humanitarian mission from entering a village in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray on Thursday, in what would mark violation of a peace deal ending fighting in the area, aid workers on the ground told Read More …
The paradoxes of Ethiopia’s UNHRC membership
Ethiopia’s election this week to the 47-member United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the 2025-2027 term during the 79th UN General Assemblyis certain tostirdebate both at home and abroad, revealing a series of paradoxes that highlight the complex interplay Read More …
In-depth: Tempest of Turmoil: Tigray’s economic crisis deepens amid soaring prices, political chaos
By Molla Mitiku @MollaAyenew Addis Abeba – Despite the optimism ignited by the signing of the Pretoria Agreement in November 2022, which held promise for peace and recovery, the people of Tigray now face a severe economic crisis fueled by skyrocketing prices for basic Read More …
Lessons Learned Report from the AU-led Peace Process for the Tigray Region of Ethiopia
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After Agreement in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region, WhatStands in the Way of Lasting Peace?
A peace deal between Tigrayan forces and the Ethiopian government, signed in November 2022, raised hopes that the war in northern Ethiopia—one of the world’s deadliest conflicts in recent years—was finally drawing to a close. Since the war erupted in Read More …