Tigray conflict

Tigray’s once-thriving agriculture sector has been purposely destroyed

Six Tigrayan agriculture experts in Mekelle call for international pressure on the Ethiopian government to allow in necessary agricultural inputs.

4 years

The myth of Tigrayan exceptionalism

Zola Moges’ portrayal of Tigrayans as chronically rebellious, minority oppressors, and warmongers is false and dangerous.

4 years

Ethiopian government’s Tigray siege leading to starvation, suicide, exodus

The central government’s use of starvation as a weapon of war is grinding Tigrayans down.

4 years

To achieve sustainable peace in Ethiopia, ethnic federalism must be replaced

An enduring political solution to the Amhara-Tigray land dispute does not exist in the system that created it

4 years

Unearthed evidence maps out Western Tigray dispute

Two recently discovered 19th-century maps show Welkait as part of Tigray.

4 years

While welcome, Ethiopia’s national dialogue appears compromised

For the dialogue to be fruitful, TPLF and other banned groups should be included.

4 years

Abiy’s botched centralization fuels Ethiopia’s feuding centrifugal forces

The only way forward for Ethiopia is allowing greater autonomy.

4 years

Ethiopia’s multinational federalism ruins Isaias’ assimilationist scheme

Tigrayan nationalism is a barrier to the creation of an Eritrean identity.

4 years

The Ethiopian civil war that destroyed Tigray’s economy

Abiy, Amhara elites, and Isaias were keen on reducing Tigray’s economic power in their military misadventure. 

4 years