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July 2021

TIGRAY REGION AT RISK OF BECOMING A TERRORIST BASE

The attacks which target supporters of the Ethiopian federal government has put to question the decision and emphasis by the international community to withdraw Eritrean and Ethiopian forces from Mekele. Sources say dozens of administrators considered to be collaborators of the Ethiopian government have been massacred in cold blood by members of the TPLF. Killings

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TPLF Terrorist Group pursue a ceasefire to be achieved through war, with TPLF terms

The following statement was issued by the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front and posted on Twitter by executive committee member and spokesperson, Gatechew K. Reda, who served as Ethiopian Minister of Communications when the TPLF controlled the government in Addis before Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed came to power in 2018. AllAfrica converted to text the scanned images of

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Post 2021 National Election and Unilateral Ceasefire: Where is Ethiopia Heading?

Aklog Birara (Dr) “Should the constitution be amended? Revised? Or reformed?” A cardinal question posed to the late Dr. Negaso Gidada in 2016. Part I “I am not of the view that the constitutions be thrown into the wastebasket only to make another constitution. I know that there are unresolved controversies – for example on

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Ethiopian rights body demands security of civilians ‘a priority’

AFP The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission on Saturday called for urgent measures to ensure “the safety and security of civilians” is made a priority in Tigray after eight months of conflict that has left millions facing famine. The region of northern Ethiopia, a country of about 110 million people, has been riven by fighting since

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After Sudden Defeat, Captured Ethiopian Soldiers Are Marched to Prison

By Declan Walsh/NYT July 2, 2021 MEKELLE, Ethiopia — Thousands of Ethiopian prisoners of war were paraded through the regional capital of Tigray on Friday as jubilant crowds lined the streets to jeer the captives and cheer the Tigrayan forces who only days earlier had routed one of Africa’s most powerful armies. Many of the

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Is it Time to Say Goodbye to Tigray?

Gemechu Aba Biya July 02, 2021 Like most Ethiopians I was stunned when the federal government announced on June 28 that it was leaving Tigray. Just as I was elated when the TPLF was defeated, I was disappointed to hear the news that the TPLF has reentered Mekelle. The government’s explanation for its unilateral declaration

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Former guerrilla radio operator Debretsion Gebremichael says he is still fighting close to the Tigray capital of Mekelle

By Maggie Fick Reuters Former guerrilla radio operator Debretsion Gebremichael, leader of Ethiopia’s rebellious northern forces, says he is still fighting close to the Tigray capital of Mekelle after government troops captured it following nearly a month of conflict. The 57-year-old has cast the conflict as resistance to a push by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed

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