This is a strong statement from the US Ambassador on the deteriorating situation in Tigray and the need to restart peace talks. I wonder if it would have been more effective if it had been delivered before the US used Abiy's language of "Tigrayan hardliners" and sanctioned only one side for undermining the peace process? I wonder if the Tigrayans had purchased several billion $$ worth of Boeing airplanes if we would view them any differently today... https://t.co/2gr6M6PfZr
@USEmbassyAddis In the current crisis intigray whereby complete siege of tigray in the eyes of ambassador masinga
Any message from the embassy will be message of pm of Ethiopia
If you were keen to support give priority to stop seige
@SecRubio@SenateForeign@US_SrAdvisorAF
The zero-sum challenge in the Horn is that anything that enhances one state's security almost by definition comes at the expense of another state's security. I dont see that changing anytime soon. https://t.co/Pnqelead6o
''ሕወሓት ጦርነት ለመክፈት እየተዘጋጀ ነው'' ዓለምሸት ደግፌ
Who is Bombing with Drones in Tigray many times??
Confuse and Convince by using Vodkachew wont change the Fact on the Ground.
Ethiopian Journalists Win US’ Democracy Award for Courage
One of the last remaining independent media outlets in Ethiopia—@AddisStandard—has won the US’ National Endowment for Democracy award for its journalists’ resilience and courage working under a repressive media landscape.
Five-Years on, Togoga Airstrike Victims Await Justice
On 22 June 2021, Ethiopia bombarded the busy market town of Togoga in #Tigray, killing 64 people and injuring 180 others. Ambulances attempting to reach the town were blocked and even fired upon by genocidal Ethiopian troops.
Dear @USEmbassyAddis@StateDept@UN@AfricaUnions On 24 June 2021, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) colleagues María Hernández Matas, Tedros Gebremariam Gebremichael, and Yohannes Halefom Reda were killed while providing humanitarian assistance in Tigray, Ethiopia.
What followed:
• June-July 2021: MSF launches an internal review and calls for investigations.
• 2021-2022: Repeated assurances from Ethiopian authorities that an investigation is underway.
• July 2022: Preliminary conclusions shared orally — no written findings, no accountability.
• 2023-2024: MSF submits full evidence again; engagement continues, then stalls.
• 2025-2026: No official findings shared with MSF or the families.
In 2025, MSF published its internal review and was met with no accountability from Ethiopian authorities. The silence is deafening.
We remember María, Tedros, and Yohannes, and we continue to demand justice for them and protection for humanitarian workers everywhere.
@BerhanuAsres
Read more: https://t.co/ZFmkOuWDhh
#MSF
Congratulations to the entire #AddisStandard team.
This recognition belongs not only to those who are here today, but also to everyone who contributed to building Addis Standard over the years. Everyone who believed in the mission and carried it forward.
Most of all, it belongs to those who chose to stay and fight the good fight when the pressure was at its highest; when some of the very institutions entrusted with protecting the safety and security of citizens became sources of intimidation; when doing journalism seemed impossible, and when the easier choice would have been to simply walk away.
You stayed not because you were untouchable, but because you refused to let fear define your profession. You believed that this brand was worth the cost, that facts matter, and that the public deserves to know.
There were moments when everything seemed impossible. Yet you showed up, day after day, and kept faith in the idea that what you do matters.
This award is a recognition of that perseverance and a reflection of years of sacrifice, resilience, and quiet courage that often go unseen.
So, here I am to say thank you for holding the line. Thank you for believing. And thank you for staying.
Congratulations again on this well-deserved recognition!❤️🙌🏿🙌🏿
@KjetilTronvoll@TigraiTsier@addisstandard@ACLEDINFO@cliona_raleigh It is hard to understand why ACLED seems determined to bury their credibility in Ethiopia. Even without the unforced errors, their data in Tigray was demonstrably bad. I’m guessing this was a grant or partnership that went way off the rails.
Dear @StateDept@USEmbassyAddis@realDonaldTrump@AUC_PAPS@UN@AfricaUnions@UN_HRC@AsstSecStateAF@SecMarcoRubio@EU_Commission@UKParliament@BettyMcCollum04 Following the U.S. State Department’s one-sided Press Statement announcing targeted visa restrictions against members of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), we have submitted an official letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging the immediate reconsideration of this decision.
By imposing asymmetrical measures, the U.S. is punishing the victims of a recognized campaign of ethnic cleansing and genocide while absolving the true architects of continued instability in Ethiopia. Demanding the full implementation of the Pretoria Agreement (CoHA), including the withdrawal of occupying proxy forces and the dignified return of internally displaced persons (IDPs), is a plea for the rule of law and survival, not a “pro-war” stance.
We are also alarmed that the Department’s framing closely mirrors the lobbying of pro-regime networks and state-sponsored media, which routinely weaponize eliminationist rhetoric. Labeling the legitimate Government of Tigray and the TPLF as "hardliners," "the old guard," a "junta," a "terrorist threat," or a "cancer" echoes the dehumanizing biological metaphors that preceded the initial mass atrocities. U.S. foreign policy must not be shaped by networks that openly promote the pathologization, dehumanization, and eradication of the Tigrayan people.
In our letter, we respectfully urge the State Department to reconsider and revoke its decision, to apply accountability equally, and to ensure that U.S. policy is guided by facts on the ground rather than one-sided political narratives or the politicization of the peace process.
📄 Read our full letter below. 👇
U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of State: Bureau of African Affairs, U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa
European External Action Service - EEAS, European Union in Ethiopia, EU Delegation to the African Union, European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
African Union @BerhanuAsres