Nearly 100,000 lives at risk as hunger hits Abegregel district in Central #Tigray
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Head of Economic Sector for the district of Abergele Yechila Alemayehu Gebremariam warns over 95, 000 people are at risk of death from hunger.
The head noted the hunger caused in the district exacerbated by the three years long devastating war that has crippled the economic sector in the region, families in the district are now forced to leave their hometowns and migrating in search of food security.
Alemayehu highlights 2 of the 3 schools in the district are closed as student find themselves unable to attend schools due to the hunger.
The head called upon the Tigray Interim Administration, the Federal government, and the international community to pull their efforts together to save ten thousand of lives.
#Prof. Kindeya Gebrehiwot says returning IDP's,
holding perpetrators accountable and reconstructing the war torn Tigray are timely issues while celebrating #Ashenda
Ashenda Festival taking place in Abi-Adi, Central Tigrai
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Ashenda is being celebrated in Abi-Adi under the theme of "Peace, Healing and Reconstruction of Tigray."
According to our reporter Saron Tsegay from Abi-Adi, as part of the festival, research papers on the origins and values of Ashenda, Ashenda in the past and today and its assets in the localities of Temben were presented.
The ceremony is being attended by Ashenda girls from 11 districts including the women and girls displaced due to the war from across Tigrai.
The festival continues with several events happening.
While Tigray people go to polls today to elect their representatives and to form their own government, Abiy Ahmed sits in 4kilo palace-unelected and unwanted.
Constitutionally speaking, Abiy is no more the PM of Ethiopia from today on!
Is he?
And this👇🏾👇🏾
@VOAAfaanOromoo did interview 4 randomly selected residents of Adama city in Oromia today on whether or not they see #Tigrayelection2020 as legitimate and hence if they supported it. Guess what, 3 of the 4 interviewees said Tigray got constitutionally legitimate 1/2
Polls in Mekele opened at 6am Wednesday, with some voters lining up two hours early, as Tigray went ahead with an election the Ethiopian government considers illegal @AFPAfrica
Congratulations to #Tigray for conducting a successful, peaceful election defying Abiy Ahmed #Ethiopia dictatorship and his Amhara loyalists. They proved COVID-19 was not a reason of delaying elections. With more than 2 million voters, they have more legitimacy. #Tigrayvotes
CONGRATULATIONS to the people of Tigray!This is not a mere act of defiance to an aspiring nascent dictatorship of Abiy Ahmed’s federal govt w/c is falling off a cliff, but it indeed is a great accomplishment in defending your universally acknowledged right to self-determination.
Vote counting is underway after today's polls in Ethiopia's Tigray region.
"Turnout is 98%," says election commissioner Muluwork Kidanemariam. "Now we have to count the whole night so we can have the results by tomorrow."
Congratulations for courageous people of Tigray. It is new experience for east Africa democracy, it is a headache for new aristocracy. As a core state Tigray did its parts to futuristic and civilized Ethiopia. BRAVE!!
Parliamentary elections in #Tigray region of #Ethiopia yesterday 9/09. What amazing discipline from Tigrayans during corona time. The rest of Ethiopia postponed. Ecause of corona....
TIGRAI Votes! What a historic day! Congratulations the people & government of Tigrai. It is a referendum on the future of Tigrai & Ethiopia. We stand in solidarity with you! One day Sidama, Oromia will vote too! #TigrayElection2020#TigraiElection2020#TigraiVotes#OromoProtests