Kiros Guesh

Head, Tigray Education Bureau

[Kiros Guesh @kirosgu]

2/2 The school, supported by the @EUinEthiopia, had recently expanded with new classrooms built by @planethiopia for #ECCDC.

Its role in the community was highlighted during joint delegation visit on 5 March 2025, led by EU Ambassador Sofie From-Emmesberger.

[Kiros Guesh @kirosgu]

1/2 Overnight, a drone strike by the federal government of Ethiopia targeted the Abraha Weatsbaha primary School in #Tigray’s Kilte-Awlaelo district, marking yet another attack on educational infrastructure.

[Kiros Guesh @kirosgu]

2/2 There were no military targets, active combat, or armed presence anywhere nearby.

We strongly condemn this attack and call on the global community to demand accountability and end these targeted atrocities of historical proportions

@UNICEFEthiopia @EUinEthiopia

[Kiros Guesh @kirosgu]

1/2 Drone strikes by Federal Government of Ethiopia hit a secondary school in #Tigray at #Saharty Woreda, destroying ICT labs with 35 computers installed this year by the #WorldBank supported #3R program. Serving 500+ students since 1999 E.C. this vital hub now lies in ruins.

[Kiros Guesh @kirosgu]

The #Ethiopian federal government deliberately targeted teachers' residential homes in Mekelle,#Tigray during a horrific airstrike on August 20, 2026.
@UNICEFEthiopia @EduCannotWait @OCHA_Ethiopia @UNESCO_Addis @planethiopia @OmnaTigray @USEmbassyAddis

[Kiros Guesh @kirosgu]

Our gratitude goes to @UNICEFEthiopia @JicaEthiopia for restoring lost hopes of Mahider and a million of other students.

Considering z immense devastation by the genocidal war which deliberately targets education in Tigray, we call upon all partners to strengthen their supports

[UNICEF @UNICEF]

In Ethiopia, 14-year-old Mahider is back in class after conflict disrupted her education.

With UNICEF’s support, damaged schools are being rebuilt so children can learn in safety and dignity.

For Mahider, returning to school means returning to hope. #GirlGoals https://t.co/uSra2FElNO

[Kiros Guesh @kirosgu]

2/2: This biased narrative emboldens the perpetrators of genocide, and risks a renewed war. Tigray will not be silenced. Tigray is demanding so little—and that actually doesn't require a visa.

[Kiros Guesh @kirosgu]

1/2: This US recent narration about TPLF and its visa restriction is a blatant distortion of reality, a shameful capitulation to the Ethiopian federal government’s narrative, and a betrayal of the Tigrayan people who have endured unimaginable suffering.

[Samrawit Silva @SamruXoxo]

Last night, I joined @FRANCE24 for a brief interview regarding the @hrw report on Western #Tigray.

[Kiros Guesh @kirosgu]

Almost 4Yrs after Pretoria ( CoHA) #Tigraygenocide continues in occupied #WesternTigray.

HRW report exposes ongoing persecution: detentions, beatings, movement bans & land seizures.

Safe return under Tigray administration now! The world must act.
#StopTigrayGenocide

[Human Rights Watch @hrw]

Authorities and security forces in Ethiopia’s contested Western Tigray Zone are arbitrarily detaining ethnic Tigrayans and imposing a discriminatory system that severely restricts their movements, employment, and access to services.

[Yonas Nigussie @Yonigussie]

Ethiopian Army Left #Tigray Schools Looted, Ruined

In Raya, the genocidal ENDF army turned schools into military camps—looting materials, destroying property and leaving classrooms in ruins. Even after their withdrawal on 29 Jan 2026, the damage rendered the facilities unusable.

[Kiros Guesh @kirosgu]

Heartfelt appreciation to our @AdU_AdigratUniv

[Adigrat University @AdU_AdigratUniv]

Adigrat University Launches Mentorship Program with Agazi Comprehensive Secondary School.
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Adigrat University has launched a mentorship program aimed at supporting high-achieving students from Agazi Comprehensive Secondary School. The initiative connects outstanding secondary school students with high-performing university students and experienced instructors to promote academic excellence and personal development.

The program was officially opened by the University President, Dr. Gebremichael Weldegebriel, who emphasized the importance of mentorship in shaping future leaders and strengthening linkages between secondary schools and higher education institutions.

Following the opening remarks, Semhal Redihun provided a comprehensive briefing on the structure and implementation of the program. The session highlighted key components, including academic guidance, experience sharing, and continuous support mechanisms designed to enhance students’ performance and aspirations.

As part of the program, participants were given a guided tour of Adigrat University, offering them firsthand exposure to the campus environment, facilities, and academic setting. The visit aimed to motivate and inspire students to pursue higher education.

The program concluded successfully, marking an important step in strengthening collaboration between Agazi Comprehensive Secondary School and Adigrat University. The initiative is expected to play a significant role in nurturing talented students and preparing them for future academic and professional success.

[Addis Standard @addisstandard]

News: Teachers, students in #Tigray protest federal #salary suspension, call for international pressure

Senior officials of the Tigray Interim Administration, alongside educators and students, staged large-scale protests across several towns in Tigray, including the capital #Mekelle, on 24 March 2026, condemning the federal government’s decision to “suspend civil servant #salaries” and calling for international intervention, regional broadcaster, Tigrai Television televised.

The demonstrations, which drew thousands of teachers and students, underscored a deepening humanitarian and education crisis in the regional. Regional authorities say the federal government has halted salary payments for teachers since October 2025, a move they argue violates constitutional provisions and international legal obligations.

#Amanuel_Assefa, Vice President of the Tigrai Interim Administration, told protesters that the suspension of budgets and salaries is a deliberate effort to dismantle Tigray’s social fabric.

“The education system in Tigray was a primary target of the genocide and continues to suffer severe damage,” Amanuel said, adding that more than 1.2 million children remain out of school due to slow recovery of infrastructure. “The denial of budgets, fuel, and medicine is a calculated effort to weaken and disperse the people of Tigray.”

Earlier this month, the Tigray education bureau had issued an urgent appeal to the federal government warning that a deepening funding shortfall is jeopardizing the fragile recovery of the region’s education system as teachers remain unpaid and schools face possible closure.
Read more: https://t.co/IHmXf6O25U

[Mulugeta Gebregziabher, PhD @ProfMulugeta]

Tigray’s Children Are Denied School Again- Call for Action

What is happening in Tigray today is intolerable and it must be called out with absolute moral clarity.

After three years of war (2020-22) that already interrupted every child’s education, the Ethiopian government is once again choking Tigray’s school system and pushing an entire generation further into darkness.

Across Tigray, members of the education community held protests to sound the alarm: severe budget restrictions are crippling schools, starving teachers, and denying children their basic right to learn. Their message is painfully clear:
“Teachers shall not teach us while starving.”
And they are right.
No education system can function when:
- Civil servants go months without pay
- Banks remain closed or restricted, blocking families from accessing their own money
- Businesses and commodities are strangled at checkpoints, preventing school supplies and daily essentials from reaching communities
- Fuel is restricted, making school transport, power, and basic logistics impossible

These are not administrative inconveniences. They are deliberate policy choices, choices that punish children, parents, and educators who have already endured a genocide, a complete blackout, and years of trauma.

A government that denies children their right to education is not protecting stability; it is manufacturing future instability, poverty, and despair.

Tigray’s children have already lost more than three years of schooling during the 2020–22 war. To disrupt their learning again, through economic blockades, salary suspensions, and financial strangulation, is an assault on their future and a clear violation of their human rights.

Education is not a privilege to be weaponized.

It is a right, non‑negotiable, universal, and protected under international law.

The world cannot remain silent while Tigray’s children are pushed out of the classroom once again. Their teachers cannot teach while starving. Their parents cannot support them under economic suffocation. And their communities cannot rebuild without a functioning education system.

Tigray’s children deserve better. They deserve dignity, stability, and a future, not another man‑made barrier standing between them and a classroom.
#SaveTigraysChildren
#IwasOneOfThem
#TeachersNotTargets
#SchoolsNotTargets

@kirosgu @UNESCO_Addis @AUC_PAPS @uap_zlecaf @_AfricanUnion @WHO @DrTedros @AsstSecStateAF @TiborPNagyJr @HPN4Tigray @PillarMMedia @PJTinter @GezanaBBT @martinplaut @addisstandard @TsedaleLemma @Tseday @AJENews @nytimes @tklebrhanw @reda_getachew @ProfKindeya @ProfKinfe @aksumuniv @AksumHospi4940 @MekUniETH @ayder_hospital

[Kiros Guesh @kirosgu]

“We teach because we love our profession and our children,” Yirgalem said, @UNDPEthiopia @UNESCO_Addis @EUinEthiopia @_AfricanUnion @UNICEFEthiopia

[Wegahta Facts @WegahtaFacts]

#Tigray: In Tigray, budget delays leave Tigray’s schools, hospitals and humanitarian operations in limbo

Civil servants in Tigray have gone months without pay as federal funding delays stall schools, hospitals and public services.

Read more: https://t.co/Of9eGeI1s5

[Yonas Nigussie @Yonigussie]

Tigray Education Community Plans Protest Over Budget Cuts

Teachers and students in #Tigray are preparing to stage a peaceful demonstration on Tuesday, 24 Mar 2026, protesting budget restrictions they say are pushing the region’s already fragile education system toward collapse.

[Kiros Guesh @kirosgu]

Tigray Teachers Cannot Wait without salaries! Withholding of Tigray’s budget by the #FDRE is threatening school closures in #Tigray affecting millions of children right to Education. @chancebriggs @UNDPEthiopia @UNESCO_Addis @luminosfund @UNHCR_Education @WBG_Education

[Kiros Guesh @kirosgu]

“Teachers are not only fulfilling their professional responsibilities, but also contributing to rebuilding the future of Tigray under extremely difficult circumstances,” @UNICEFEthiopia @UNESCO_Addis @EAA_Foundation @EduCannotWait @luminosfund @Save_ChildrenET @WBG_Education

[Addis Standard @addisstandard]

#Ethiopia: Tigray education community plans #protest over budget cuts threatening schools

Teachers and students in #Tigray are preparing to stage a peaceful #demonstration protesting new budget restrictions they say are pushing the region’s already fragile education system toward collapse.

Kiros Guesh, Head of the Tigray Education Bureau, told Addis Standard that the planned protest aims to condemn what he described as an “unlawful budget ban” and to call for urgent intervention to prevent further disruption to schooling.

A pretest demonstration is scheduled for Tuesday, March 24, 2026, with organizers expected to announce further details in an official press release.

The protest comes as the region’s education sector continues to face mounting challenges linked to a deepening financial crisis.

In its letter addressed to Ministry of Education, the #Ethiopia Disaster Risk Management Commission, and other education partners, the Tigray Education Bureau said that schools across the region are struggling to remain operational due to a severe shortage of funding, which has affected the provision of basic educational services.

The crisis facing Tigray’s education system has been building for years amid the cascading effects of war, displacement, and economic hardship.

Read more: https://t.co/PczltHmoBt

[Kiros Guesh @kirosgu]

2/2 Our deepest gratitude goes to MU leadership, faculty, and staff for their unwavering commitment.

We also call upon other universities to join this vital effort @aksumuniv #ADU and #RU

[Kiros Guesh @kirosgu]

1/2 We extend our sincere appreciation to @MekUniETH for once again generously hosting selected Grade 12 students from 27 schools for the #ESSLCE preparation program. The students will receive dedicated support from university faculty