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[Rashid Abdi @RAbdiAnalyst]

Alex De Waal warns of looming famine in Tigray

https://t.co/sIRrEwULxa

[Amanuel Tedros @emmanuel_tag]

People in #Tigray are suffering from severe hunger. It is essential to enable the displaced to return to their homes. We must prioritize the well-being of the elders who have endured great sacrifices, including the loss of their children. 💔

[Getachew K Reda @reda_getachew]

Statement on the unfolding famine in Tigray

[Omna Tigray @OmnaTigray]

Villages in #Tigray starve as the world looks away.

"This latest famine is much bigger than the 1984 famine. This famine is invisible, it’s impacting more people, and the response has been minimal, unfortunately." #TigrayFamine

https://t.co/v6NrMOlALt

[Mehari Taddele Maru @DrMehari]

Another grave warning, this time issued by the former UN OCHA Chief Mark Lowcock,“ …parts of rural Tigray – might point to a catastrophe unfolding in 2024 comparable to the infamous tragedy of 1984-85,” he told @GetachewSS of @globeandmail

https://t.co/xDu3caE9uy

[Addis Standard @addisstandard]

In northern #Ethiopia, a new #famine could rival the worst of the past

In the #Tigrayan village of #Yechila, so many people are dying of hunger that the local officials have lost count. Farmers have abandoned their fields because they are filled with deadly landmines, and starvation is spreading.

The village’s roads and houses are still heavily damaged from missile strikes in the recent war. The local hospital has become a shelter for the homeless.

“We are all waiting for our turn to starve to death,” said Tsehay Assefa, an elderly villager who recently buried her son, a farmer who died of hunger, and one of her grandchildren.

Across the Tigray region, in northern Ethiopia, thousands of people have perished from lack of food in the 14 months since the end of the disastrous two-year war in which Ethiopian and Eritrean soldiers fought against Tigrayan forces. Now drought is compounding the devastation. A famine is looming that could rival the worst famines of the past, relief workers say.

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“This latest famine is much bigger than the 1984 famine,” said Gebrehiwot Gebregzabher, head of the Tigray Disaster Risk Management Commission.

“This famine is invisible, it’s impacting more people, and the response has been minimal, unfortunately,” he told The Globe in an interview.

https://t.co/stUuZzispC

[Martin Plaut @martinplaut]

Across Tigray thousands of people have perished from lack of food in the 14 months since the end of the disastrous two-year war in which Ethiopian and Eritrean soldiers fought against Tigrayan forces. Now drought is compounding the devastation https://t.co/fuj6ktVzyb

[Seifesilassie Gebremeskel @SeifGebre]

A 1200 year-old Holy Seal of St. Abune Busai has been discovered in an eponym monastery located about 35 km from the holy city of #Axum, #Tigray. The monastery was built in 910 AD & houses rare historical books & relics carved from woods.

@UNESCO @historyinmemes @CTmagazine

[Lord (David) Alton @DavidAltonHL]

Letter to @David_Cameron,the Foreign Secretary, from Mekete Tigray - UK Community of Tigrayan Diaspora in the UK – highlighting devastating starvation & deadly famine-like conditions currently ravaging Tigray. @AndrewmitchMP @WFP_UK @WFPChief Read here: https://t.co/d00BFCJovD

[Eden Kassa @EdenBFKN]

@FAO .@FAO, Are you providing #Tigray|an farmers with the seeds and fertilizers they need? They have missed multiple harvests and are now starving. These farmers support their families, Tigray, and most of Ethiopia. #TigrayCantWait
https://t.co/vWVw0zH7jR
https://t.co/1HFpWDjGzc

[Yonas Nigussie @Yonigussie]

Hundreds Starve to Death In Tigray After Food Aid Suspended

Until August 2023, at least 1,400 people have starved to death in #Tigray because food aid was suspended. The UN’s World Food Program and the US’s leading aid agency, USAID, halted food aid to Tigray about 8 months ago.

[Eden Kassa @EdenBFKN]

EMERGENCY 🚨 CALL-To-ACTION

At least 1,400 people have starved to death in Ethiopia’s northern #Tigray since food aid was suspended by @USAID and @WFP.

@TheLeadCNN @washingtonpost @TheEconomist @NewsCentralTV @NPRHealth @NewsHour @FAO @futureoffoodorg

https://t.co/1HFpWDjGzc

[ᴇʟɪᴀꜱ ᴍᴇꜱᴇʀᴇᴛ @EliasMeseret]

የአፍሪካ ልማት ባንክ አለም አቀፍ ሰራተኞቹን ከኢትዮጵያ ሊያስወጣ እንደሆነ ተሰምቷል።

ባንኩ እዚህ ውሳኔ ላይ የደረሰው ከአንድ ወር በፊት ዋና የኢትዮጵያ ተወካዩ እና ሌላ የባንኩ ሰራተኛ ላይ በፀጥታ አካላት ድብደባ መፈፀሙን ተከትሎ ነው።

በወቅቱ ባንኩ ቅሬታውን ለመንግስት አቅርቦ የነበረ ሲሆን መንግስትም አስቸኳይ ማጣራት አድርጎ ውጤቱን ይፋ እንደሚያደርግ ገልፆ ነበር። ሬውተርስ እንደዘገበው ባንኩ ኢትዮጵያ ውስጥ የ308 ሚልዮን ዶላር ዋጋ ያላቸው ስምንት ፕሮጀክቶች አሉት።

በዚህ ዙርያ ማምሻውን ተጨማሪ መረጃ የጠየቅኳቸው አንድ የባንኩ የኢትዮጵያ ቢሮ ሰራተኛ "ምናልባት ይህ ውሳኔ ላይ የተደረሰው በመንግስት በድብደባው ዙርያ ማጣራት አድርገን እናሳውቃለን ተብሎ ብዙም ሳይሰራበት ስለቀረ ይመስላል" ብለዋል።

ሰራተኛው አክለውም እነዚህ አለም አቀፍ ሰራተኞች ወደ ደቡብ አፍሪካ እና ኬንያ ሊዛወሩ እንደሚችሉ ጨምረው ነግረውኛል።

[Medhane Gidey @MedhaneGidey]

In #Tigray more than 2 million people are on the brink of starvation.While 5.2 million need immediate humanitarian aid. People are starving to death in #Tigray. The international community must intervene immediately to save lives. #Tigray is literally starving right now.

[Eden Kassa @EdenBFKN]

@Tigrai_TV .@USAID has been receiving situation reports or emergency cluster reports & attending the meetings with regional staff, & @USAID has denied food to the PLW & Children under 5, which in itself was unethical action.

There is no need for @USAID to delay any longer, #TigrayCantWait

[Medhane Gidey @MedhaneGidey]

After 13 months of the pretoria agreement #Tigray is still suffering. The people of #Tigray are dying on a daily basis due to lack of food. Humanitarian aid not delivered yet. People are suffering and the international community is just watching without any meaningful action.

[Tigrai Online @tigraionline]

Retweet to Vote for our sister #Gudaf Tsegay. ሓፍትና ጉዳፍ ፀጋይ ናይዝ ዓመት ጓልኣንስተይቲ ኣትሌት ተባሂላ ከትስዕር ሪትውት ግበሩ!

[Daniel @dmeresa1]

The day TDF pull back from 150 kilometers away from Addis it’s the day of end of justice we witness for our people’s. Soon we will see that the devil country will pick leaders of Tigray who participate in war so that they’ll feel fell transitional justice 😡Tegaru wake-up #Tigray

[Omna Tigray @OmnaTigray]

Tigray has faced cultural genocide by Ethiopian & Eritrean forces. Churches, monasteries, mosques, & other symbolic sites have been demolished & looted of artifacts, leaving the identity of the Tigrayan people at risk of erasure. @UNOSAPG #Justice4Tigray
https://t.co/riXxpZIQge

[Rashid Abdi @RAbdiAnalyst]

Comparing Fano to TDF is like comparing an ant with a horse.

Fano is proficient in killing innocent civilians, hiding behind ENDF, EDF, pretty much useless in conventional combat.

TDF was a highly-trained and disciplined army. It proved its mettle.