Source: AFP Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed admitted Tuesday that troops from neighbouring Eritrea were present in the conflict-torn Tigray…
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Breaking: Biden Dispatches Senate Ally to Ethiopia to Address Crisis
Senator Chris Coons to deliver a tough message to Abiy Ahmed. Source: Foreign Policy President Joe Biden is deploying one…
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The Ethiopian war plan that went astray
“Northern Tigray has fallen into the hands of a foreign force. Eritrean troops, allies of Abiy, currently control large expanses…
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PM Abiy said he was forced into war on 4 November. Well, perhaps
In PM Abiy’s explanation of how the war in Tigray erupted he laid the blame for the conflict on the…
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Ethnic discrimination – A personal testimony
I am from Tigray and my wife is from Amhara. We are living in Addis and are blessed with…
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Reuters cameraman detained in Ethiopia has seen no evidence against him, lawyer says
“His wife, Hawi Desalegn, said the couple’s three children were deeply upset about his arrest. On Tuesday, she said that…
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Mind over matter: Abiy Ahmed’s aim to “Pentecostalize Ethiopian politics”
Source: Ethiopia Insight December 24, 2020 by René Lefort The premier believes the power of positive thinking can help him save…
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‘How we survived when Mekelle was shelled’
“These accounts of what happened in Tigray’s capital Mekelle – which has a population of about 500,000 – contradict that…
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“Eritrean troops seen in Ethiopian uniforms”
Source: Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-08/suspected-eritrean-troop-sightings-suggest-wider-ethiopia-war?utm_source=url_link Possible Eritrea Troop Sightings Signal Wider Ethiopia Fight Bloomberg News8 December 2020, 13:05 GMTUpdated on 8 December 2020,…
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Ethiopia war in Tigray: An excellent background explanation
The war in Tigray is a fight not just to control the Ethiopian state, but to define its identity Source:…
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