Addisu Araya

[Addisu Araya @AddisuAraya]

A large number of Erirean and Ethiopian Troops allied are now heading the Tekezw hydro electric dam.
#TigrayGonecide
@SenBlinken @LindaT_G
@EU_Comission @UN_commission
Must action before to let!!

[Getachew K Reda @reda_getachew]

ዒድ ሙባረክ!
Eid Mubarak!

[Getachew K Reda @reda_getachew]

Friederich Nietzsche once quipped that when fighting for freedom, one has to distinguish between ‘freedom from’ and ‘freedom for’. Unless your ‘freedom from’ leads to a freedom for something, that freedom might as well be another form of Unfreedom- or in the language of the 18th century, Slavery.

That said, ዮሃና ንህቢ ኤርትራ ሳላ ቓልስኻ ቐተልትኻ ቀይርካ 35ን ዓመት ኣብ ሕሰምን መከራን ዘለኻ::

ንናፅነት ተቓሊስካ ናብ ባርነት ምጥሓል ከምዝክኣል ልዕሊ ዝኾነ ይዥኹን ፍጥረት 'ፍትዊ መራሒ' ኢሳያስ ኣፎርቂ ስለዘርአየና ድማ ዮሃና ክብሎ እፈቱ::

[Getachew K Reda @reda_getachew]

We have been asking this same question for the last God-knows-how many years. Isaias has always spoken like a philosopher king proffering unsolicited advice to the world than a man in charge of a country teetering on the brink of disaster. That there are more Eritreans in Kampala- or in Juba- than in Keren or say, Deqa Mahare, or Adi Quala, speaks volumes about the hopelessness president Isaias has been consciously and gleefully authoring for the last 35 years. It appears that he resents the very independence of Eritrea that he was ostensibly celebrating Yesterday for the 35th time.

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

Here’s what @WHO and global health partners are doing to accelerate therapeutic and vaccine R&D for the #Ebola Bundibugyo virus ⬇️

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

Grateful to @IPUparliament for brining parliament speakers and members from around the world to #WHA79 to address two defining priorities of our time: how to translate the @WHO Pandemic Agreement into national reality, and how to ensure sustainable financing for health.

Global agreements do not save lives, implementation does. And implementation depends on parliamentarians. That is why the partnership between WHO and the Inter-Parliamentary Union is so important.

Special thanks to my brother, Martin Chungong, for whom this is the last World Health Assembly as Secretary-General of the IPU. From shaping parliamentary engagement in health to establishing the annual Global Parliamentary Forum at the World Health Assembly, his vision has created a unique platform that connects global commitments with national action.

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

A few highlights from #WHA79 Day 2 ⬇️

Thanks to our Member States for their engagement and commitment to #HealthForAll.

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

My address to the #WHA79 delegates https://t.co/AyoSV1a6He

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

For us, change is a constant, and we will continue to change – not for the sake of change, but for the sake of the countries and people we serve.

That is why we have chosen as the theme for this year’s World Health Assembly, “Reshaping global health: a shared responsibility”. #WHA79

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

LIVE | Media briefing on #hantavirus and other global health issues https://t.co/PzndIOlqbg

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

A tribute of appreciation from a passenger repatriated in #Tenerife, #Spain, from the hantavirus-affected Hondius. I can only imagine the sigh of relief. Thank you, Spain.

[The Sudan Times @thesudantimes]

South Sudan has reportedly ordered the closure of an Egyptian military base, ending Cairo’s military presence near the Ethiopian border in a move that could reshape regional security dynamics in East Africa.

According to reports citing South Sudanese press sources, the order calls for the full termination of all Egyptian military activities in the region.

https://t.co/abP7ASgdVe

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

#Hantavirus is not COVID, and the risk to the people of Tenerife is low because of the nature of the disease and the actions of the Spanish government.

I commend Spain’s response, in line with the International Health Regulations, and the strong show of solidarity by Prime Minister @sanchezcastejon, the citizens of the country, and the people of Tenerife.

@WHO will continue supporting in any way possible because this is important for the world and for Tenerife.

Solidarity is the best immunity.

[United Nations @UN]

Happy 100th birthday, Sir David Attenborough!

And thank you for your lifelong, unwavering commitment to #ClimateAction.

Here's how you can #ActNow and join him in protecting our planet: https://t.co/dDZ0DfgYw4

[Kindeya Gebrehiwot, PhD, Prof @ProfKindeya]

እዋናዊ ጉዳያት ብዝምልከት ምስ ቲቢኤስ ቴቪ ዝገበርክዎ ቃለ መሕትት ኣብዚ ኣለኩም ። ሕዚ ናብ ኲይናት ክጥጥቕዎ ዘዳለውዎ መንእሰይን ንዕንወት ዝኸዘንዎ ኢኮኖሚ ትግራይን ካብ ዘይተቐደሰ ዕላምኦም ነሕድጎም ።
ሰላም ንትግራይ !
https://t.co/VFVzVgEZNc

[Getachew K Reda @reda_getachew]

ቃንጫ መርዓት ትብሃል ፀዋታ ቆልዑ: ቆልዑ ከወድኡ ዝወሰኑ ደናቁርት ሎሚ እናላገፁ ደጊሞማ:: ክንስሕቕ ዲና ክንበኪ?

እዚኦም ከይተሶጎጉ ህዝቢ ትግራይ ሰላም ኣይረክብን!

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

I thank @WHO’s Member States for the progress they have made on the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing system annex of the WHO Pandemic Agreement.

With urgency and continued commitment, remaining differences will be resolved and the world will be better prepared for the next pandemic.

https://t.co/7j8c5JXK8F

[Martin Plaut @martinplaut]

As a South African I am deeply ashamed of these attacks

[Getachew K Reda @reda_getachew]

The rump TPLF's Beating of War Drums

Bravado, aggressive warlike rhetoric, a fear of peace, and self-aggrandizing claims to be the sole arbiter of Tigray's future have become defining traits of the rump Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF). A once-venerated political organization, the TPLF now projects insecurity through unsettling belligerence, as though confrontation were the organization's sole language. Having failed to adapt to the demands of postwar recovery, pluralistic politics, and democratic governance, the TPLF leadership remains trapped in the habits of militarized politics and an unsettling sense of entitlement — fatal flaws that continue to exact a steep price from the people of Tigray.

Recent remarks by Adisalem Balema, a member of the TPLF Central Committee, are a case in point. In a recorded audio of a briefing to Tigrayans in the diaspora, he made a number of alarming claims that confirmed the TPLF's casual adventurism. Adisalem boasts of the fact that Tigray is no longer politically and strategically isolated, and that it has cultivated alliances of convenience with armed domestic groups and external actors, including the Eritrean regime,  in its confrontation with the Ethiopian federal government. He also asserted that, although the TPLF has shown "restraint" for the sake of peace, it has now finalized preparations with its allies for a militarized route. Furthermore, he claimed that the Sudanese government has allowed "us" access through Sudanese ports and logistical channels. Needless to say, these are reckless claims tantamount to open political provocation at a moment when concerted efforts towards peaceful solutions are desperately needed.

Adisalem's recorded assertions, whose authenticity was corroborated by himself, reflect a pathological instinct on the part of the old guard TPLF leadership: when confronted with political uncertainty, organizational fragmentation, and the demands of give and take, it reverts to the only language it has command of: militarized confrontation. Instead of crafting policies that improve the lives of ordinary Tigrayans, the TPLF leadership continues to invoke the specter of war, as if war were a source of legitimacy, not unmitigated disaster. Such an instinct doesn't demonstrate organizational prowess; rather, it is unmistakable evidence of political bankruptcy.

Those of us who have been in positions of responsibility understand the destructive consequences of such rhetoric. What Tigray needs is peace, not tired slogans; reconstruction, not the usual overinflated bravado; and stability, not fantasies of favorable domestic and foreign alliances.

To speak casually of preparations for war is to trivialize the immense sacrifices paid by the people of Tigray. Adisalem's rhetoric, representing the rump party's consensus of sorts, is decidedly far from strategic sophistication. Rather, it signals a dangerous adventurism, the consequences of which will be borne by the people of Tigray. Tigray cannot live in peace, much less rebuild, while the TPLF continues to normalize the language of militarized conflict and wallow in fantasies of shifting alliances, as if the suffering of the last war taught them nothing.

The political symbolism of such talk coming from Adisalem is also too glaring to miss. Adisalem's freedom was secured through the Pretoria Agreement, a peace accord he and his comrades have pronounced dead. Pretoria created the conditions for prisoners to be released, services to resume, and political space to reopen. Above all, it silenced the guns. Although significant issues, such as the return of IDPs and the restoration of Tigray’s territories remain unresolved, Pretoria laid the framework for their eventual resolution based on the FDRE constitution. Instead of intensifying efforts towards lasting peace, the TPLF leadership is now beating the drums of war.

[U.S. Embassy Addis @USEmbassyAddis]

The U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa extends warm wishes to all workers in #Ethiopia and around the world on this May Day (International Labor Day).
In observance of the holiday, the Embassy will be closed on Friday May 1, 2026, and will reopen on Monday May 4, 2026.
#MayDay #LabourDay

[Habtish Gurmu (Commentary) @Habtishgreat]

Breaking News ‼️

Tigray’s interim President, Lt. Gen. Tadesse Worede, has warned against a dictatorship amid the region’s strategic drift. He stressed that Tigray lacks clear direction and that the suppression of diverse ideas and debate threatens vital consensus and a common path ahead.