According to multiple sources, inc a former Ethiopian gov’t adviser, #Ethiopia is now crucial to the United Arab Emirates’ strategy in the region. The source said, referring to the #Eritrean port of Assab, which the adviser said Abiy “very nearly invaded last year at the behest of Abu Dhabi.” 3/
Saudi diplomacy ramps up in the Horn of Africa after #Eritrean Pres #Afwerki warns #Riyadh over rising UAE influence. With tensions high between Asmara and Addis Ababa, Saudi officials push to avert conflict while urging Abiy Ahmed to halt support for the RSF.
#Ethiopian PM #Abiy Ahmed’s speech goes beyond defense — invoking #Eritrean port ambitions and slogans about refusing to remain landlocked during a military ceremony is a clear provocation, signaling expansionist intent rather than simple security messaging.
“Besides preventing plowing, the soldiers took other measures to destroy food. One official with an aid group based in Mekelle said #Eritrean soldiers were known to contaminate food silos, sometimes mixing grain with sand and soil. And sometimes the looting by soldiers included farm equipment.” 2/
Selective Outrage: ENDF’s Starvation Tactics in Amhara
It was well documented that #ENDF troops—alongside #Eritrean and #Amhara forces—contaminated food silos during the #Tigray war, sometimes mixing grain with sand and soil. Yet the same people who now feign outrage simply cheered at the time. 1/
Egypt trying to broker deeper security ties betw Saudi Arabia & #Eritrea to counter the UAE’s growing cooperation w Ethiopia & wants Riyadh to help underwrite a deal like Sudan’s rather than Cairo shouldering the costs. #Eritrean Pres #Afwerki is depicted as a skilled negotiator
Gedu: Archetype of Ethiopia’s Genocidal Elite
Gedu Andargachew says PM Abiy told him that they had “crushed the people of #Tigray so they would never rise again.” He tries to distance himself from ENDF atrocities, while falsely claiming that he urged the withdraw #Eritrean forces from Tigray. 1/
On 28-29 Nov 2020, hundreds of unarmed #Tigray civilians were killed by #Eritrean forces yet PM Abiy had told parliament on 30 Nov 2020 that “not a single civilian was killed.” But during his address today he finally admitted that there had been mass killings of young people by Eritrean soldiers. 2/
Ethiopia PM Hits Out at Eritrea Over Atrocities In Tigray
In an address to parliament, Abiy admitted for the first time that #Eritrean troops had massacred people in Axum, #Tigray. Many international rights groups such as Amnesty had reported about the mass killings that took place in Nov 2020. 1/
Notorious #Eritrean Trafficker Jailed for 20 Years
BREAKING: A court in the Netherlands has sentenced Tewelde ‘Walid’ Goitom to an unprecedented 20-years in prison after hearing evidence that that he had tortured African refugees and migrants in camps in Libya.
www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6948...
#Eritrean Americans might have mixed feelings about #Ethiopians being their closest cultural allies. So long as they avoid the topic of the war, the two groups are able to get along very well
‘Waiting to Die’: Hunger, Devastation In #Tigray After US Aid Cuts
“We have little humanitarian support,” laments an octogenarian IDP sheltering in the Hitsats camp, near the #Eritrean border. “It’s not conflicts that’ll ultimately kill us, but famine,” he says. 1/
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
#Tigrinya, #Habesha, #EastAfrica, #HornOfAfrica, #Eritrea, #Eritrean, #Asmara, #Eri #tigray #tigrai
Learn Computer basics in Tigrinya
#Tigrinya #Habesha #EastAfrica #HornOfAfrica #Eritrea #Eritrean #Asmara #Eri #tigray #tigrai
#TigrinyaMusic #Guayla #EritreanMusic #EriMusic #NewEritreanMusic #HabeshaMusic #TigreMusic #Kunama #Saho
#LearnTigrinya #EritreanEducation #TechTigrinya tpro
Eritrean Orthodox Church Loses State Funding
The Swedish Agency for Support to Faith Communities has decided to end state funding to the pro-dictatorship #Eritrean Orthodox Church in Sweden, citing concerns that the Church risks violating individual freedoms and rights.
www.bbc.com/tigrinya/art...
#Eritrean president about the #Ethiopian ruling party: PP is pursuing an agenda of war against its own people. In spite of Pretoria, its waging war against the #Amhara, Tigray and Oromo ppls. It has declared war against us. It is bragging about drones & weapons it has amassed.
#Eritrean Americans might have mixed feelings about #Ethiopians being their closest cultural allies. So long as they avoid the topic of the war, the two groups are able to get along very well
#Eritrean immigrants became business owners, pharmacists, computer scientists, or entered other professions. Many #Eritreans immigrants relied on their cultural traditions to start #Eritrean restaurants.
#Ethiopian military intentionally showing maps that include #Eritrean territory isnt a mistake — it’s revisionist signaling. It’s unprofessional, provocative & legally indefensible. #Eritrea is within its rights to treat this as a threat to its territorial integrity (UN Charter)
Shushay and her six children were among the three million uprooted during the genocidal #Tigray war. Now 40, she remains in an IDP camp, unable to return home. Her story underscores the urgent need for a safe return—possible only once genocidal #Ethiopian and #Eritrean forces have fully withdraw. 2/
The #Eritrean gov keeps backing the Somali gov despite the fact that Mogadishu grew closer to Addis after Turkish led talks. When Ethiopia wanted to sign a MOU w #Somaliland, Eritrea supported Somalia. When Addis wanted to Annex #Assab, the Somali gov did not return the favor.
Tigray’s Lost Generation: Girls Hit Hardest
The genocidal war devastated #Tigray’s educational infrastructure: 88% of classrooms, 96% of desks, 97% of blackboards, 85% of computers and 87% of plasma TVs had been damaged by #Ethiopian and #Eritrean forces. 1/
🖇️ addisstandard.com/lost-generat...
Eritrean Human Smuggling Kingpin Extradited to Holland
#Eritrean people-smuggling kingpin Kidane Zekarias Habtemariam, who fled his trial in #Ethiopia and has been on an international wanted list since 2021, has finally been extradited to the Netherlands by the UAE.
apnews.com/article/neth...
IFAD & GEF in p’ship w the govs of #Eritrea, Malawi & Kiribati announced investments in climate resilience. It restores & conserves habitats, strengthens resilience by 20% & restores 3500 hectares of mangroves. It empowers 21320 #Eritrean households for a total invesment of $32mln. #Asmara
Visit of the Swedish FM to #Asmara #Eritrea demonstrates the willingness of the EU to engage Eritrea. This comes after 10 yrs of diplomatic work put in by Stockholm & after Eritrea recently released prisoners. Italy & the US are also increasing engagement w Eritrea. #Eritrean
Only Mutual Hatred Against Tigray Unites Ethiopians
Where are the tens of thousands of genocidal sheeple cheering the genocide in #Tigray by #Eritrean, #Ethiopian and #Amhara forces? One might expect the diaspora to raise its voice, now that the ‘law enforcement operation’ is targeting their own.
Grandparents Raising Orphans In Tigray IDP Camps
Despite the cessation of hostilities, nearly 1 million IDPs remain unable to return home, rebuild their lives or reclaim their land, because one‑third of #Tigray is occupied by #Eritrean and #Amhara forces, leaving Tigrayans feeling unsafe to return.
Egypt Forcibly Deports Dozens of Eritreans
In recent weeks, the Egyptian gov’t has forcibly deported at least 150 #Eritrean migrants to their home country, where they face a grave risk of human rights violations, including indefinite military service and imprisonment.
www.bbc.com/tigrinya/art...
