Selam Kidane

...human rights activist: because i am only human

[Selam Kidane @Selkid]

My Baba my hero ❤️

[Selam Kidane @Selkid]

Ethio Forum reports that fighting has taken place in parts of #Tigray, including Adiyabo and areas around #Badme. Military tensions near Badme, along the #Ethiopia–#Eritrea border, have reportedly escalated into fighting between the armies of the two countries.

[Selam Kidane @Selkid]

To anyone who is trying to justify the war in #Ethiopia from ANY side… I STAND WITH HER!!!!!!!

[Selam Kidane @Selkid]

This Is Our Horn of Plenty!!
Abiy & Isaias once fought the TPLF together. Now they’ve fallen out, while Isaias talks to his former enemy. Fano fought beside Abiy; now it joins the TPLF & OLA against him. Leaders change sides. Families cross borders…fresh alliances but no peace!

[Martin Plaut @martinplaut]

Could Sagal Abdi-Wali become the first British-Somali woman in the UK Parliament?
https://t.co/4pap8phNth

[Selam Kidane @Selkid]

I am soooooo proud of this! Go Sagal!!! This is why I love London!

[Martin Plaut @martinplaut]

Labour defends Sagal Abdi-Wali after she is attacked by the far right as a former Somali who is “being foisted on electors”
https://t.co/sqQPuOe5ta

[Martin Plaut @martinplaut]

If chosen to fight this seat in central London I think Sagal would be the first. British-Somali woman to be a Member of Parliament in Britain. She’s marvellous

[Selam Kidane @Selkid]

reports warns of an expanding #Houthi arms & military-support network across the Horn of Africa …that #Eritrea may be serving as a transit point for Iranian weapons bound for #Yemen the conflicts & rivalries of the region are becoming increasingly interconnected #Ethiopia #Sudan

[Selam Kidane @Selkid]

A small but lovely surprise 😊 My TRUST book has somehow found its way onto Goodreads’ Collective Trauma shelf, alongside some rather well-known names in the field. A user-generated shelf, not an accolade — but I’ll admit, it made me smile. 😊

[Selam Kidane @Selkid]

@CapitalVissionX 16

[Martin Plaut @martinplaut]

Ethiopia: It's reported that this man was detained in Addis Ababa after peacefully staging a solo protest calling for PM Abiy to step down and be held accountable, during a period when demonstrations were banned by the regime

[Selam Kidane @Selkid]

The hijacking of the Sibu 1 tanker off Yemen blows the lid off a Red Sea chess game. If it were a horse, I’d bet Isaias Afwerki was involved. Forget the "fake flag" excuse; Eritrea’s gateway theory & turning a blind eye to Iran’s shadow fleet fits the playbook. 🛢️🏴‍☠️ #Sibu1

[Selam Kidane @Selkid]

Rest in power #ProfessorJasonArday

[Selam Kidane @Selkid]

https://t.co/eaT8tquBbv
I wrote “Kill the War Drums” in 2011. Sixteen years later, we are yet again talking war.

I knew where I stood then. I know where I stand now. And here I shall forever stand:

Kill the war drums. Let life be louder.

[Selam Kidane @Selkid]

https://t.co/N2susFWQLy

[Selam Kidane @Selkid]

Brief fighting erupted between ENDF and TPLF forces near Kobo, closing the Kobo–Alamata road temporarily. The 30–40-minute clash reportedly involved no heavy weapons. Coming two weeks after Shererina, it signals increasingly unstable frontlines and a risk of wider escalation.

[Selam Kidane @Selkid]

Isolating Brigade N’Hamedu and making it dependent on Ethiopian political space may win today’s propaganda battle. It won’t secure reliable access to the Red Sea or address Eritrean fears over sovereignty.

Let’s not package the same conflict for a fourth.

[Selam Kidane @Selkid]

@reda_getachew Reducing our struggle to ‘fighting for freedom only to end in slavery’ is neither fair nor historically honest
Eritreans achieved self-determination against overwhelming odds The tragedy isn’t that freedom was sought but that liberation remains unfinished
La lotta continua

[Selam Kidane @Selkid]

When Sovereignty Becomes Convenient Again… https://t.co/bwNjBxPMrE
ኣብዚ ቕንያት ናጽነት… ብዛዕባ ልዑላውነት፣ መስዋእቲ፣ ፖለቲካዊ ዝምድናታትን እቲ ዘይተወደአ ሕቶ “ናጽነት ንመን?” ዝብል ሓሳባተይ ጽሒፈ ኣለኹ… #Ethiopia #Eritrea #EritreaIndependenceDay

[Keir Starmer @Keir_Starmer]

The hope I'm fighting for.

[Selam Kidane @Selkid]

The Horn’s Pathocracy: When Leaders Rebrand Atrocity as Strategy https://t.co/8jGhV5ZbsL