Tigray humanitarian crisis

The battle of narratives around the war in Tigray

A close observer of Addis Abeba diplomatic circles writes that truth has been one of the victims of the conflict…

4 years

By refusing to lift the siege, Ethiopia’s leaders made renewed war in Tigray inevitable

Tigray's leaders vow to break the siege either peacefully or militarily.

4 years

The federal government cannot be trusted to rebuild Tigray

International partners should work exclusively with the Tigray regional government.

4 years

Ethiopian officials admit using a Biafra-like siege to starve Tigray

The federal government may blame the TPLF for Tigray’s suffering, but its medieval siege strategy is an open secret.

4 years

Re-engaging Ethiopia at the expense of justice won’t bring peace

The international community should not support the Ethiopian government’s domestic efforts to investigate abuses committed in Tigray as the government…

4 years

Neoliberalism has enabled genocide in Tigray

The war is meant to pacify Tigray to facilitate Abiy’s economic liberalization project.

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

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

The only way forward for Ethiopia is allowing greater autonomy.

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