Tag: Tigray
Ethiopia: In Tigray, the food crisis has worsened since the suspension of the World Food Program
In Ethiopia, nearly four months ago, the World Food Program (WFP) and the United States Agency for International Development (Usaid) suspended their aid in the Tigray region following a widespread…
Facebook under fire for promoting hate speech during Tigray conflict
Last December, a complaint was lodged against Facebook’s Meta company at the Facebook Network Moderation Center in Nairobi for “inciting violence” and “spreading hate speech” in connection with the conflict…
Ethiopia: Six months after the peace agreement in Tigray, significant challenges persist
Six months ago to the day, Ethiopia experienced a turning point with the signing of the peace agreement, on November 2, 2022, between the Ethiopian government and the authorities of…
UN stops food aid to Tigray after thefts
Published: Less than 10 min ago full screen A worker stands by a pile of sacks of food from the United Nations to be delivered to Ethiopia. Archive image. Photo:…
UN stops food aid to Tigray after thefts
WFP is responsible for delivering food from the UN and its partner organizations to Tigray, where a ceasefire last November ended a two-year civil war. Over five million of the…
the new civilian transitional government took office in Tigray
In Ethiopia, it was an important and expected step in the implementation of the Pretoria peace agreement, the new civilian transitional government officially took office on Wednesday in Mekele, capital…
Getachew Reda appointed head of Tigray civil administration
The civil administration responsible for governing Tigray after the Pretoria peace accords has a new leader: Getachew Reda, hitherto political adviser and spokesperson for the president of the region, has…
In Ethiopia, Blinken conditions US aid on “reconciliation” in Tigray
The highest-ranking U.S. official to visit Ethiopia since the outbreak of war in Tigray in November 2020, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met on Wednesday (March 15) with the…
in the absence of the opposition, the TPLF proposes a civil administration for Tigray
The party that rules Tigray concluded its conference on Saturday aimed at proposing the formation of a civil administration for the province, in accordance with the agreement signed with the…
President Issayas Afewerki outlines his vision of the conflict in Tigray
In one of his rare televised interventions, this Sunday evening February 12, Eritrean President Issayas Afewerki exposed – for 90 minutes – his very personal vision of the conflict in…