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#Op_ed: From Lifeline to Lost Legacy: How deliberate destruction of #cactus pear by former #TPLF-led admin in #Tigray devastates communities in Raya and Wejerat
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This op-ed, authored by The Raya Torch, an advocacy initiative, contends that for years, communities in Tigray—particularly in #Raya and #Wejerat—endured “systematic political and economic exclusion under the previous regional governments established by the ruling Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF).” The piece notes that this "betrayal runs deepest" in areas where locals were stripped of political representation, economic opportunities, and essential infrastructure.
At the heart of this injustice, the article explains, lies the cactus pear, known locally as Beles or Kolahri. Before its destruction, this resilient plant was far more than a mere crop; it was “a true pillar of life” in the arid highlands, providing food, animal fodder, fuel, and a vital source of income—especially for students and low-income households—while also serving as a natural defense against drought and soil erosion. According to The Raya Torch, the economic toll has been staggering: annual losses from cactus fruit alone range from 30 to 92 billion birr, with cumulative losses now estimated as high as 990 billion birr.
Furthermore, the piece argues that the destruction of this vital resource was “a deliberate political act by the TPLF,” aimed at subduing and controlling communities that have historically resisted centralized authority. Today, the op-ed emphasizes, “Raya and Wejerat continue to grapple with lasting hardship" with children dropping out of school, families remaining impoverished, and ecosystems lying degraded.”
The article underscores that “The people of Raya and Wejerat deserve truth, restitution, and justice,” cautioning that “Anything less would be complicity in one of the greatest hidden scandals of our time.”
Dr. Mulubrhan Tesfay Gebru, Neurosurgery Resident at @ayder_hospital received Neurosurgery Outreach Foundation Jacksonville Traveling Fellowship Award for the year 2025.
Congratulations Dr. Mulubirhan!
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#Editorial: Before the silence turns to strife: The government must heed the voices of peoples’ healers
In its latest editorial, #AddisStandard calls on the #Ethiopian government to urgently address the longstanding and legitimate demands of the country’s medical professionals, cautioning that “the writing is on the wall” as a nationwide strike looms on May 11.
The editorial stresses that the ongoing peaceful demonstrations are not acts of rebellion, but “the final pleas of a profession that has given its all and received next to nothing in return.”
The editorial urges authorities to recognize the dire conditions under which healthcare workers have labored, amid war, crumbling infrastructure, and systemic neglect. Informed by its own years - long coverage, the editorial highlights shocking reports of medical staff dying for lack of care or resorting to begging. Their demands - adequate pay, safety, professional recognition, among others - are not luxuries, but “basic professional expectations in any society that claims to value human life.”
This is not, the editorial insists, “a political stunt,” but a demand for dignity, justice, and survival.
The silence from the government will echo in hospital corridors and emergency rooms, where help used to be. This publication calls on the state to respond not with threats, but with negotiation and action, urging leadership to rise to the moment: “Let it not be remembered that Ethiopia gambled with the health of its people when it could have chosen to invest in those who hold their lives in their hands.” The time to act, is now, before silence gives way to strife.
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