Living in a Blackout:  Telecommunications Shutdown as a Tool of War

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 Ethio-Telecom site destroyed (Hawzen): (left to right) Sales shop, Main Distribution Frame (MDF), and power house The two-year war on Tigray inflicted unprecedented destruction on the telecommunications infrastructure, dismantling a critical foundation for communication, governance, and socio-economic development. The telecommunications Read More …

The Systematic Dismantling of Social Welfare and Community Support Systems

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The war, siege, and blockades profoundly disrupted social welfare organizations in Tigray, including Equb, Eddir, and other community-based initiatives that historically supported mutual aid, conflict resolution, and development. These disruptions resulted in financial losses exceeding USD 278.07 million, contributing to economic Read More …

The Calculated Weapon: Miliete’s Case and the Genocidal Intent of Sexual Violence endured during the war on Tigray

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Behind every survivor of violence stands a family often struggling to stay upright. The comprehensive report on sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) across Tigray released by Commission of Inquiry on Tigray Genocide (CITG) indicate that nearly half (45.6%) of the Read More …

From Global Gold Awards to Local Extinction: devastating war damage to wildlife conservation in Tigray

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For thirty years, the people of Tigray transformed marginal lands into thriving habitats for various wildlife species, a labor of achievements that enabled the people and government of Tigray to earn, beyond the local milestones that have been recorded, the Read More …