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 …
Category: Publications & Reports
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 …
Tigray civil war: stoning crimes allegedly committed by Ethiopian soldiers
It’s a crime that has never been publicly disclosed. During the civil war in Tigray, Ethiopian soldiers were allegedly guilty of stoning. The conflict pitted Tigray, a region in northern Ethiopia, against the federal government for two years, until the Read More …
Federal foreign mining concessions stir controversy, pushback in Tigray
Foreign individuals detained for attempts to access gold illegally: sources The Tigray Interim Administration (TIA) is caught between a rock and a hard place as the federal government pushes for the return of concessions in Tigray to foreign mining firms Read More …
Ethiopia: Despite the peace agreement, “the suffering of the Tigrayans continues,” says Debretsion Gebremichael
He’s an exclusive guest on RFI this morning. Debretsion Gebremichael was the head of the Tigrayan authority during the civil war that, from 2020 to 2022, pitted Tigray, a region in northern Ethiopia, against the federal government in Addis Ababa, Read More …
Ethiopia: Anthrax resurgence in Tigray village leaves at least 4 dead and sows fear
This is an exclusive report for RFI. In Tigray, in northern Ethiopia, a disease that disappeared decades ago has just reappeared. Nearly two years after the end of the civil war, which, according to the African Union, may have claimed Read More …
The Weaponization of Social Media in Ethiopia’s Tigray War
The Tigray War (2020-2022) in Ethiopia was one of the bloodiest conflicts in recent history. Social media was deployed as a weapon and played a significant role in the conflict. Footage of rape and mass shootings was used to both Read More …
Is Ethiopia a Failed State or Not ?
In his highly acclaimed book Failed-States-Assault–The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy, 2006, Noam Chomsky defines failed states as “a nation-state whose governments have lost their ability to provide basic services, ensure security, and keep order within their territories. He Read More …