"There is an outgoing confusion in the social media on the participation of the government of South Sudan in one way or the other supplying arms to the Ethiopian rebels," Makuei said. [348] According to the World Food Programme, while international aid had technically been allowed into the region during the 2022 ceasefire, in practice, very little aid was reaching the people that needed it most, largely due to fuel not being made available in these area. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video. Other soldiers claimed that the attackers were Amhara Region militias. "He himself is a member of that group and he is a criminal," army chief of staff General Birhanu Jula said in a televised statement, before calling for him to be removed. While the US projects TPLF as some sort of a victim, the insurgent group actually enjoyed political power for over two and a half decades as a part of a TPLF-dominated coalition government from 1991. Ethiopia is looking at Iran and the UAE for acquiring new weapons and it is the UAE that seems to be winning the race. The government fears the Ethiopian crisis will affect stability in the region and neighboring countries. But the East African nation is clearly maneuvering its relations between big powers like China and Russia. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated that there had been acts of ethnic cleansing in Tigray. 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[249] On September 27, an airstrike allegedly carried out by Eritrea struck the northern town of Adi Dairo while it was celebrating Meskel, killing at least six civilians and injured 19 more. [349][238] On 25 August (one day after the war resumed), the WFP accused the TPLF of stealing 570,000 liters of fuel meant to transport humanitarian aid. Ethiopia: Tigray rebels have begun to surrender their heavy weapons. [368][369] In late July 2021, a report emerged that there was coordination in social media messaging and media reportage of the conflict in Ethiopia, to an extent it mirrored an earlier Syrian hybrid information campaign designated as Project Basma. TheEPRDF selectedAbiy Ahmed, of the Oromo ethnic group, as hissuccessor and he was soon elected prime minister. [295][296][297] The Ethiopian and Eritrean governments have also been accused of genocide. [41], In December 2020, the UN estimated more than one million people had been internally displaced by the fighting. People in the resource-rich North Kivu province have lived through . [329][330][331][332] The Danish Refugee Council and the International Rescue Committee reported killings of their staff in early December 2020. But government officials have not acknowledged a fresh offensive, which Tigray forces say began last week. 45 of those cargo flights originated in the UAE while only six came from the Shiite nation of Iran. [33] In 1984-1985, the TPLF redirected Western aid intended for starving civilians in order to purchase weapons. 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This is why Abiy Ahmed, a man of. Last August, Ethiopia rejected Sudan's mediation in the Tigray region crisis, arguing that it was a "biased party" in the armed conflict between the Liberation Front and the Ethiopian Defense forces. [329] Following the 23 June bombing of Togoga, there were reports of Ethiopian government soldiers firing on ambulances to prevent them from reaching the injured. He is the one who got the Ethiopia-Eriteria peace deal concluded, which even the US had to acknowledge and Ahmed was also bestowed with the Nobel Peace Prize for the historic deal. [161][153] The head of Somalia's parliamentary committee on foreign affairs asked the Somali president to investigate claims by family members that their sons had gone off to fight in Ethiopia and are now missing. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Michael Makuei refutes the claims saying that South Sudan is not involved in the northern Tigray region violence and has no interest in such an intervention. They are an ethnic group that brutally governed and looted the country for 27 bitter years. News/Politics 2023-01-12T08:05:09.775Z. [154] During this time fighting was reported to have taken place around Mekelle, and the ENDF had retreated from rural positions towards the city. Finally, the landlocked nation of Ethiopia borders Djibouti, where many big powers like the US and China have established military bases. During this time, Ethiopia saweconomic growth, but the governmentclampeddown on dissent. Once Obamas deputy, President Biden wants to continue this legacy, this time in the horn of Africa. The US has abandoned Ethiopia. View our. The Tigray War[b] was an armed conflict that lasted from 3 November 2020[a] to 3 November 2022. Allegations emerged that the Tigray were smuggling in weapons, leading to the Ethiopian Air Force shooting down a plane, claiming it was carrying weapons for the TPLF; meanwhile, the government was accused of indiscriminate air bombardments on civilian targets. But activists are spreading the news", "From Basma to Ethiopia How C2FC is Using Lethal Journalism to Conduct Information Warfare and Lawfare against Ethiopia", "Ethiopia: Diaspora Community to Debunk Fake News Using Mainstream Media", "Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: Fact-checking misleading images", "These old images do not show recent protests in Ethiopia's Tigray region", "Facebook 'lets vigilantes in Ethiopia incite ethnic killing', "Facebook is under new scrutiny for it's [sic] role in Ethiopia's conflict", "Facebook knew it was being used to incite violence in Ethiopia. A Sudanese soldier later claimed that Ethiopian forces had launched artillery attacks on them and intruded into the Jebel al-Teyyour area, located 7 kilometres inside Sudan. People celebrated in the streets of Mekelle as the TDF took the city. "Tigray has handed over its heavy weapons as part of its commitment to implementing the #Pretoria agreement" that was signed between Ethiopia's government and Tigrayan rebels, Tigray People's. Ethiopian federal and Tigray region officials agreed late Thursday at talks in Nairobi to grant the African Union full access to the region to oversee an end to the two-year . [122] As tension continued to grow, a brigadier general appointed by Abiy was prevented by the Tigray government from taking up his military post. Obamas legacy is painted as a rosy, revolutionary and absolutely utopic one by the American mainstream media. [206] On 31 October, the TDF claimed to have captured Kombolcha, a town 21km (13mi) east of Dessie, and the Ethiopian government accused the TDF of massacring over 100 youths in the town. OpIndia Staff. 5: Conflict in the Horn", "In Pictures: Eritrean refugees caught in crossfire in Ethiopia", "Ethiopia: Militant attack on passenger bus near Adi Mesino, Tigray Region, leaves at least six people dead, 10 others injured Feb. 18", "Tigray Defense Forces Resist Ethiopian Army Offensive as Sudan, Eritrea, and Ethnic Militias Enter the Fray", "News Highlights Extra No. Ethiopian military decimates Tigray fighters, Ethiopian forces have carried out aerial bombardment in Tigrays regional capital city of Mekelle for at least four days this week. [240] Ethiopia and Eritrea subsequently announced an offensive in North Tigray on 1 September. Conflict in Tigray: Ethiopia consolidates peace, precarious despite everything. [334] On 25 June 2021, three Mdecins Sans Frontires workers were found murdered near their car in Tigray. Despite the progress made, many are still hard to reach due to ongoing fighting. [217][218][219][220] On 6 December, government forces claimed to have recaptured the strategic cities of Dessie and Kombolcha. The International Crisis Group claimed that the TDF now controlled most of the Tigray region. [210][211] Authorities in Addis Ababa also told residents to register their weapons in order to fend off the anticipated offensive. Ethiopia consists of three main ethnic communities: The Oromo and the Amhara felt that they were being marginalized by the Tigray minority under the rule of a TPLF-dominated coalition, which funelled a large share of national resources into the Tigray region. Image Credit: AFP. "[124], Just before midnight on 3 November 2020, Tigray Special Forces and allied local militia attacked the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) Northern Command headquarters in Mekelle, the Fifth Battalion barracks in Dansha, and other Northern Command bases. [243] A day later Ethiopian airstrikes on Mekelle killed at least ten people. Ethiopia's military accused the World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday of supporting and trying to procure arms and diplomatic backing for Tigray state's . The Ethiopian government declared the election void, leading to an outbreak of violence between the two sides. In early 2018, after severalyears of frequent anti-government protests from different ethnic groups had seriously damaged the legitimacy of the. And that may decide the winners of the Yemen war where the UAE and Saudi Arabia are fighting the Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Both sides blamed each other for initiating the fighting, and both also expressed frustration "for a lack of progress towards negotiations to end the 21-month conflict. Following the outbreak of war between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray region in November 2020, the Sudanese army deployed its forces to the border in the east to protect its lands and prevent the warring parties from launching any military operations from within Sudan. [163] By early March, residents said that the number of Eritrean soldiers in Tigray was in the thousands. [125][126][47][105] Several people were killed and the TPLF claimed the attack was carried out in self-defence[127][107] or preemptive self-defense. World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been accused of supporting Tigray rebels TPLF in Ethiopia. [221] This was later confirmed by TPLF spokesman Getachew Reda; however, he claimed this was a strategic withdrawal, which was "part of their plan. "[381], The media restrictions resulted in what has been described as an "information blackout. 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[84][43] It also inflicted immense economic damage on the region, with the cost of rebuilding alone estimated to be roughly $20 billion. [354] On 29 October, UNICEF reported that around 29.7 million people in Ethiopia were in need of humanitarian assistance. Yabsira Eshetie, the administrator of the area, denied the claims. Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Salih on Monday blamed Ethiopia's Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) rebels for provoking a "major war" in Tigray. Bidens humanitarian intervention in Ethiopia is thus a non-starter as Ethiopia pushes back against TPLF insurgents and also sustains its ambitious growth story. [149] Fighting between Tigray and Eritrea took place in Adi Quala, Zalembesa, Taruna, Ali Tina, Wadqomdi, and Badme. The Biden administration talks of a humanitarian intervention in Ethiopia, which really shows a desire to force a regime change in the East African nation. [358] By March 2021, Shire had become a major centre for internally displaced people and humanitarian aid distribution. Caracal International is UAEs State-owned small arms manufacturer and therefore Emirati supplies are crucial for the Ethiopian forces amidst the ongoing Tigray war. Of these, this includes: an emergency Intergovernmental Authority on Development summit in December 2020;[386] a joint statement by the National Congress of Great Tigray, the Tigray Independence Party, and Salsay Weyane Tigray describing their eight pre-conditions for peace in February 2021;[387] a mediation group called "A3+1," (consisting of three African countries, Kenya, Niger and Tunisia, and one non-African country, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) in JulyAugust 2021;[388] and a MarchAugust 2022 ceasefire wherein Ethiopian and Tigrayan officials attempted to negotiate a peaceful end to the conflict. According to the Voice of America, several sources with direct knowledge of the program, including three Somali officials and a foreign diplomat, confirmed to them that Somali troops have been training in neighbouring Eritrea. At the end of the day, Ethiopia is avoiding becoming a client State of any nation and is maintaining its strategic autonomy. On the other hand, Ethiopia is also getting a lot of support from Russia, which is itself looking to consolidate its position in the Horn of Africa. [196], On 9 September 2021, the Ethiopian government claimed Tigrayan forces had been "routed" and heavily defeated in the Afar Region. [207] On the same day, the Amhara regional government declared a state of emergency, which included a region-wide curfew. [204][205] A humanitarian worker citing witnesses said the EDF were fighting the TDF in Berhale, a town in Afar 71 kilometres (44mi) northeast of Mekelle. [383][384] By December 2021, the Committee to Protect Journalists described both Ethiopia and Eritrea as the worst "jailers of journalists" in sub-Saharan Africa. New COP28 head also boss of one of biggest oil companies, Canada says no alcohol is the only risk-free option, Africa bets on Brazils new President Lula da Silva. WHO boss Dr Tedros denies supporting Tigray leaders. Abiy kicked off a military campaign in the Tigray region, known as Operation Law enforcement, andpromised to swiftly defeat the TPLF fighters. Despite the delay, officials in the Tigray region went ahead with regional elections in September 2020. So, what makes Ethiopia so important that the UAE too decided to defy the US and back Addis Ababa? [95] On 2 April 2018, Ethiopian parliament elected Abiy as prime minister. "[352][353] WHO officials stated that childhood vaccination rates had plummeted from 90% (before the war) to under 10%. "[61][62] Together with seven smaller rebel groups, the TPLF and OLA declared a coalition aiming to "dismantle Abiy's government by force or by negotiations, and then form a transitional authority. [92][93][94], On 28 March 2018, in a closed-door election to chair the EPRDF, executive committee members elected the Oromo Peoples Democratic Organisation (OPDO) chairman Abiy Ahmed. In 2018, following anti-government protests, Abiy Ahmed took over as PM and introduced reforms Powerful politicians from Tigray, Ethiopia's northernmost state, accused Mr Abiy of trying to. The UAE is the biggest example of this defiance, and Ethiopia is the battlefield. How Local Guerrilla Fighters Routed Ethiopia's . [265], On 25 October 2022, AU Commission Chairperson, Moussa Faki, announced that peace talks involving the Ethiopian government and the TPLF had commenced in Pretoria, South Africa. [364], In November 2020, the UN warned of "very critical" supply shortages for the nearly 100,000 Eritrean refugees who, prior to the war, were registered in four camps in Tigray region. Kaili out, Angel in: Is the EU Parliament starting afresh? They know what he intends to do and they will not let it happen. Tigrayan rebels said Wednesday they have begun handing in their heavy weapons, a key part of a deal signed more than two months ago to end a deadly conflict in northern Ethiopia. [130][131] During the subsequent days, skirmishes continued and the Ethiopian federal parliament declared the creation of an interim government for Tigray. Issued on: 11/01/2023 - 14:00. Tigray rebels start handing over heavy weapons. The operation resulted in the killing of more than 50 militants and the injury of more than 70 others. 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