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“There can be no peace without justice, and there can be no justice without peace.”

— Martin Luther King, Jr.
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My latest for Ethiopia Insight → 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗹𝘀: 𝗔𝗯𝗶𝘆’𝘀 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 #𝗧𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘆#𝗘𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.
www.ethiopia-insight.com/2025/08/20/s...
Strategic Reversals: Abiy’s Miscalculation and the Tigray–Eritrea Realignment - Ethiopia Insight
Bound by necessity rather than trust, these former foes now walk a delicate line—one that could check Abiy Ahmed’s aggression or plunge the Horn into another devastating war.
www.ethiopia-insight.com
“Getachew Reda is an utter failure.”

— Tewodros Tsegaye
November 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM
How Much Exactly Was Lost In Tigray War

According to two assessments by the Commission of Inquiry on the Tigray Genocide, #Tigray has suffered more than 94 billion US dollars in verified economic and social damage since the genocidal war began in November 2020.
birrmetrics.com/how-much-exa...
How Much Exactly Was Lost in Tigray’s Conflict - Birr Metrics
When Meron Gebretsadik opened her hair salon in central Wekro, she believed she had stepped into the life she had imagined since childhood. At 27, she had
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November 30, 2025 at 12:14 PM
“እግዚኣብሄር ንጽዮን ሐርይዋ እዩ እሞ መሕደሪኡ ኽትከውን በሀጋ። እዚኣ ንሓዋሩ መዕረፊተይ እያ ብሂገያ እየ እሞ ኣብዚኣ ንሕእዋሩ ኽነብር እየ።”

— ዳዊት 132፡ 13-14

(ርሑስ ኣውድኣመት ሕዳር ጽዮን ማሪያም። በረኸት ናይ ኣዴና ምስ ኩላትና ይኹን።)
November 30, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Reposted by Yonas Nigussie
Me standing in front of Maryam Dengelat Church near Idaga Hamus, #Tigray. Picture taken in March 2018. In the same spot, Eritrean troops would kill more than one hundred men, women and children two and a half years later, on 30 November 2020. Strong memories - unable to forget
November 29, 2025 at 7:44 PM
5-Years on, Maryam Dengelat Massacre Victims Await Justice

The massacre carried out by #Eritrean forces was among the worst incidents of civilian suffering in the two-year-long genocidal war on #Tigray. Today, mass graves dot the Dengelat village as surviving family members mourn their loved ones.
November 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Candlelight Vigil Held to Commemorate Victims of Axum Massacre

The historic town of #Axum held a candlelight vigil on 28 Nov 2025, to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the hundreds of civilians massacred by the barbaric Eritrean army fighting alongside #Amhara and #Ethiopian forces in #Tigray. 1/
November 28, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Complicity of Evil Ethiopian Orthodox Church In Tigray Genocide

Abune Petros, the then secretary of this evil church, claimed that only 20 war casualties occurred during the Axum Massacre, and that the IDPs who fled ethnic cleansing in Western #Tigray were #TPLF supporters who left voluntarily. 1/
November 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM
5-Years on, Axum Massacre Victims Await Justice

@amnesty.org: “Eritrean troops fighting in #Tigray killed hundreds of unarmed civilians in Axum on 28-29 November 2020, opening fire in the streets and conducting house-to-house raids in a massacre that may amount to crime against humanity.”
November 28, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Norway to Strip Citizenship of Eritreans Supporting PFDJ

For the very first time, the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI) will take away citizenship from #Eritrean refugees, because they actually support the totalitarian PFDJ regime they said they fled from.
martinplaut.com/2025/11/27/e...
Eritreans lose their Norwegian citizenship for falsely claiming they fled from the Eritrean regime
For the first time, the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration or Utlendingsdirektoratet (UDI) will take away citizenship from refugees, because they actually support the regime they said they fled f…
martinplaut.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Medemer: Noble Document or Bullshit?

“Some people call it an assimilation agenda that’s been the source of the problems for #Ethiopia; other people call it bullshit. Some people say Abiy has no idea what Medemer is. What do you say to those critics?” Mehdi Hasan grills Abiy’s advisor Getachew Reda.
November 27, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Getachew’s Alliance with Abiy Branded a Tragedy

Tsedale Lemma: “What have you done so far? Have the people of #Tigray been compensated, redress, justice, have the (Ethiopian) Federal government tried to incorporate Tigray into the federation? Is there any justice to the victims? The answer is no.”
November 27, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Never Forget: Both Ethiopia, Eritrea Committed Tigray Genocide

Commission of Inquiry on Tigray Genocide (CITG): “EDF shares 55.63% of the SGBV perpetrated on #Tigray women and girls, followed by 35.78% by #ENDF, 5.75% by #Amhara forces and 0.07% by Afar forces.” 1/
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War-Induced Genocidal Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Tigray, Ethiopia Vol 1 - Commission of Inquiry on Tigray Genocide (CITG)
War-Induced-Genocidal-Sexual-and-Gender-Based-Violence-in-Tigray-Vol-1-.pdff_Download The Commission of Inquiry on Tigray Genocide (CITG) released a
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November 27, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Eritrea’s Dictatorship Faces Existential Crisis

Abiy has declared his intent to seize one of #Eritrea’s Red Sea ports and amassed a menacing arsenal of missiles, fighter jets and drones. “They can turn Asmara into Gaza if they want,” says a former Western diplomat.
www.economist.com/middle-east-...
Africa’s most secretive dictatorship faces an existential crisis
Eritrea’s sovereignty is under threat from an expansionist Ethiopia
www.economist.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Fog of War: Why are Ethiopia-Eritrea Tensions Rising?

“The #TPLF factor had been the most prominent consideration that had driven #Eritrea and #Ethiopia together. It seems fairly obvious that the strategic aims of the parties are not likely to be met through violence.”
www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/fo...
Fog of war: Why are Ethiopia-Eritrea tensions rising?
Horn of Africa neighbors have increased hostile rhetoric in recent weeks, fueling concerns of a possible conflict - Anadolu Ajansı
www.aa.com.tr
November 27, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Tigray Party Says Ethiopia Breached Pretoria Accord

Salsay Weyane accused the federal gov’t of breaching the Pretoria accord by backing unlawful authorities in Western #Tigray and by training and arming the so‑called Tekeze Zeb militias obstructing IDPs’ return.

🖇️ addisstandard.com/salsay-weyan...
November 25, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Friendship Over Truth: Getachew Denies Abiy’s Role In Tigray Genocide

Getachew Reda, who once accused PM Abiy Ahmed of ‘perfecting genocide into an art form,’ now refuses to implicate him in #Tigray genocide. Clearly, Simret is not an independent party—it’s just PP Tigray under a different name.
November 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Opposition Slams Federal Support for Militants In Western Tigray

“Federal forces continue to collude with the unlawful authorities administering Western #Tigray. Informal armed groups operating under the name Tekeze Zeb are clearly being trained and supported by federal forces,” said Salsay Weyane.
November 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Ethiopia–Eritrea War of Words Raises Conflict Fears

#Ethiopia’s ambassador to Kenya, retired General Bacha Debele, said that Assab was “Ethiopia’s wealth” and would be returned “by force.” “The question now is not whether Assab is ours or not, but how do we get it back?”
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Ethiopia-Eritrea: Escalating war of words triggers fears of conflict
The authorities in landlocked Ethiopia have ratcheted up rhetoric over access to an Eritrean port.
www.bbc.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Guarantors Must Act to Prevent Tigray Atrocities: HRW

@hrw.org: “Key guarantors of the (Pretoria) truce—the African Union, Kenya, South Africa and the United States—and #Ethiopia’s partners should immediately mobilize to prevent further human rights abuses (in #Tigray).”
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
Alarm Bells Go Off on Ethiopia
The fragile truce largely insulating civilians in northern Ethiopia from war crimes and other abuses may be unraveling.
www.hrw.org
November 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM
“አህያውን ፈርቶ ዳውላውን።”

― የአማርኛ ፈሊጥ
Subservience and Treason: Simret’s Federal Narrative

Simret party has accused the genocidal #Amhara forces occupying Western #Tigray of violating the Pretoria peace agreement and obstructing so‑called ‘Federal‑led efforts’ to ensure the safe return of hundreds of thousands of Tigrayan IDPs. 1/
November 22, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Subservience and Treason: Simret’s Federal Narrative

Simret party has accused the genocidal #Amhara forces occupying Western #Tigray of violating the Pretoria peace agreement and obstructing so‑called ‘Federal‑led efforts’ to ensure the safe return of hundreds of thousands of Tigrayan IDPs. 1/
November 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Dishtagina: Artist Who Stood Up to a Genocidal Nation

In 2021, at a pro #Tigray war rally, Dishtagina called for peace, prompting a hostile reaction from the crowd. He was pushed off stage and, days later, reappeared on TV, tearfully apologizing. He remained out of the public eye for over a year.
November 22, 2025 at 10:51 AM
“በዓለም ላይ በገዛ ሀገሩ ውስጥ ባለ አንድ ክልል ላይ ሽምቅ ተዋጊ ያደራጀ ሌላ መንግስት የለም። ብልፅግና በስቴት ደረጃ በሚፈፀም ነውር የማይሰብረው ክብረወሰን የለም።”

— ቴዎድሮስ ፀጋዬ
November 21, 2025 at 9:36 PM
“ህዝቢ ምዕራብ ትግራይ ኣምሓራይ እየ ተይሉ መሰሉ እዩ።”

— ጣዓመ ዓረዶም (ስምረት)
November 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Tigray’s Tsige Kahsay Takes Junior Cycling Crown

Tsige Kahsay owned the Women’s Junior Time Trial! Power, pace & precision—the #Tigrayan champion flew through the course to claim the top spot. She won in 19:59.09, ahead of #Eritrea’s Tesfu Adyam (20:09.80) and Rwanda’s Yvonne Masengesho (20:30.22).
November 21, 2025 at 10:17 AM