A misguided decision by a cabal of few army officers to take the law into their hands and dismantle state structures throughout Tigray the last few days has plunged the region into an uncharted territory, with civilians protesting these illegal moves being rounded up and shot at at random. Many casualties in Adigudom and parts of Mekelle. The rampage is part of a harebrained plan to install an illegal faction of TPLF into the position of power, a move that flies full in the face of the aspirations of the people of Tigray and if the Pretoria Agreement. Itโs incumbent upon all the stakeholders to the Pretoria agreement to face down such a brazen move before it escalates into another round of devastating war on and against the people of Tigray. There is every reason to believe external forces are trying to take advantage of this crisis to stock up more violence throughout the region and beyond. As if the suffering of hundreds of thousands of people in IDP camps is not worse enough, the very officers who only recently put themselves in harmโs way in their peopleโs cause. Much as it pains me to break ranks with my erstwhile comrades, itโs altogether fitting and appropriate that we condemn such reckless acts of unmitigated violence in the service of a faction hell bent on grabbing power at all costs.
BREAKING: Eritrea's ambassador to the UN, who authored more than 1,000 articles and reports, became the vice president of the UNICEF Executive Board for 2025.
๐ขWHO is appealing for a total of USD 145 million over the next six months to respond to the needs of 7.6 million people in need of urgent health assistance in #Sudan and the more than 500,000 individuals forced to flee to neighbouring Egypt, Chad, South Sudan, the Central African Republic, and Ethiopia.
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Deeply concerned about reports of escalating violence between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces. We are in touch with the Embassy team in Khartoum - all are currently accounted for.ย We urge all actors to stop the violence immediately and avoid further escalations or troop mobilizations and continue talks to resolve outstanding issues.
@USEmbassyAddis It's sickening to see @USEmbassyAddis playing with the lives of millions of people and mocking the victims of #TigrayGenocide by holding discussion about "accountability and justice" with the PERPETRATORS of the Genocide.
๐ฃ@USAID is saying that early warning systems are detecting a category 5 food emergency in Tigray.
ยฉ A famine.+7.3 million people need urgent aid in Tigray.
We urged to provide & act immediately 2ensure that food can be delivered to #Tigray.
~2yrs in siege.
#EndTigraySiege@WHO