Source: African Arguments BY MARTIN PLAUT FEBRUARY 12, 2021 Calls for the withdrawal of Eritrean troops, unimpeded humanitarian access, and…
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Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: What a blind man’s death reveals
The injury-plagued life, and now death, of Asmelash Woldeselassie highlights the brutality and cyclical nature of conflicts in Ethiopia’s…
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Interview with a senior Tigrayan leader
27 January 2021 Call between Mulugeta Gebrehiwot and Alex de Waal – a transcript The interview can be listened to…
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Is Ethiopia coming together or falling apart?
Source: Ethiopia Insight January 18, 2021 by Ahmed Hassen Abiy and his Amhara supporters are in the ascendancy—but Ethiopia’s future is…
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The death of one man
In a war the death of one person sometimes comes to symbolise an incident. The death of Asmelash Weldeselassie seems…
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As a Tigrayan, my bond with Ethiopia feels beyond repair
Source: African Arguments BY TEMESGEN KAHSAY JANUARY 12, 2021 We’re told the war is not with ordinary Tigrayans. Yet as…
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Eritrean refugees become target as old enemies join forces in chaos of Tigray conflict
Source:The Independent Witnesses have begun to give accounts of the toll on civilians and the pervasive presence of Eritrean soldiers…
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Sudan and Ethiopia engaging in “large-scale fighting” on their border
Rashid Abdi – one of the most shrewd commentators on the Horn of Africa has posted these Tweets – which…
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Analysis-Spillover from Tigray conflict adds to pressure on Sudan
Source: Reuters DECEMBER 18, 20202 By Khalid Abdelaziz, Ali Mirghani, Nafisa Eltahir Internal conflict in Ethiopia has driven more than 50,000 refugees…
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Inside a military base in Ethiopia’s Tigray: soldiers decry betrayal by former comrades
Source: Reuters FILE PHOTO: Members of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) ride on their pickup truck as they head…
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