The Trauma of Axum Still Echoes
In January 2021, I received a heartbreaking call from my friend who was living abroad, sobbing uncontrollably. She had just heard that Eritrean troops had massacred nearly a thousand civilians in and around Axum. 1/n
#Tigray: Protests held in hintsat district, Tigray, denouncing unfair Mining exploitation
Local youth demand Socioeconomic justice and fair treatment from mining companies
In Hintsat district which is found in North Western Tigray, a protest was held today as the locals
TDF veterans marched in Mekelle demanding better treatment and services.
Rather than addressing their concerns, TPLF-IRA has jailed those veterans who articulated the grievances.
Inhumane.
@reda_getachew, @ProfKindeya, @hgodefay Free them all!!!
Ethiopia Defaults, Crumbling Under Chinese Loans
#Ethiopia defaulted on a loan payment recently. It joins Ghana and Zambia on the list of African countries unable to pay their Chinese loans. Fitch Ratings downgraded the country’s debt to junk status. 1/
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Eritrean Troops Abducting Farmers, Stealing Livestock In Tigray
#Eritrean troops are abducting farmers and stealing livestock in border regions of #Tigray—15 months after a cease-fire ended a war there and called for their withdrawal—acc to an aid memo. 1/https://t.co/2sPpIUn2tR
There is an absolute silence from the #Tigray 'front' except the leaks from this endless meeting that's being held ignoring a famine catastrophe & at the very time when #Tigray's existence as a viable state is on the line that is systematically being attacked by the regime of @AbiyAhmedAli
What a burden the peoples of #Tigray are shouldering. Those who sacrificed never know they would be left with this ineptitude and irresponsible leadership.
What a betrayal.
@reda_getachew@ProfKindeya
Today, we start a weeklong campaign to raise awareness about the #TigrayFamine that is killing #Tigray|ans daily.
We urge @WFP and @USAID to respond to this worsening crisis with aid distribution reflective of need.
Together, we have the power to help save lives.
The famine devastating Tigray demands our immediate attention. It's not just a crisis; it's a humanitarian emergency that needs global support. #TigrayFamine
Thousands of people have already died as a result of #Tigray's severe food crisis, which is on the verge of becoming a full-blown disaster. Hundreds of thousands more are at risk of dying from hunger & preventable diseases.
#TigrayIsStarving@WFPChief@PowerUSAID@UNGeneva@USUN
Where are you really distributing using your new targeted approach. Can you pls provide details? Places have names. We don't have to check with the @CatholicRelief? @USAIDEthiopia, pls don't use your imaging for adds & promotional exercise, people are dying of starvation.
@USAID
A call to intl & internal actors: your delayed response is failing the ppl of Tigray. As the crisis escalates, bureaucratic hesitations & denials cost lives. We demand immediate and impactful action to prevent another catastrophic famine. @wfp@usaid#TigrayCantWait#TigrayFamine