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Nov
16
2020
By The African Mirror
Horn of Africa on the brink of war

Horn of Africa on the brink of war

NEWS
GIULIA PARAVICINI THE leader of Ethiopia's rebellious Tigray region has confirmed that his forces had fired rockets at the airport in Eritrea's capital, a major escalation that raises fears of a wider war in the Horn of Africa region. Accusing neighbouring Eritrea of sending tanks and thousands of troops into Tigray in support of an Ethiopian government offensive, Debretsion Gebremichael said his forces were under attack "on several fronts." FILE PHOTO: Debretsion Gebremichael, Tigray Regional President, attends the funeral ceremony of Ethiopia's Army Chief of Staff Seare Mekonnen in Mekele, Tigray Region, Ethiopia June 26, 2019. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri "Our country…
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Nov
15
2020
By The African Mirror
Airports near Ethiopia’s Tigray state attacked with rockets

Airports near Ethiopia’s Tigray state attacked with rockets

NEWS
GIULIA PARAVICINI  TWO airports in Ethiopia's Amhara state which neighbours Tigray where federal troops are fighting local forces were targeted by rocket fire, the government has announced. One of the rockets hit the airport in Gondar and partially damaged it, said Awoke Worku, spokesperson for Gondar central zone, while a second one fired simultaneously landed just outside of the airport at Bahir Dar. The government blamed the ruling party in Tigray, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF). "The TPLF junta is utilising the last of the weaponry within its arsenals," the government's emergency task force wrote on Twitter. Debretsion Gebremichael,…
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Nov
14
2020
By The African Mirror
Ethiopians fleeing to Sudan describe airstrikes and machete killings in Tigray

Ethiopians fleeing to Sudan describe airstrikes and machete killings in Tigray

NEWS
CIVILIANS fleeing fighting in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region described bombing by government warplanes, shooting on the streets and killings by machete, as they joined thousands of refugees crossing into neighbouring Sudan. Speaking to Reuters in the Sudanese border town of al-Fashqa, where more than 7,000 refugees have sought safety, witnesses gave first-hand accounts of the escalating conflict in Tigray, where government forces are battling fighters loyal to rebellious local leaders. Reuters spoke to a dozen refugees. Many of them described seeing dead bodies strewn alongside the roads as they fled under cover of darkness, fearing they would be found and…
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Nov
13
2020
By The African Mirror
Amnesty reports massacre in Ethiopia’s Tigray as conflict rages

Amnesty reports massacre in Ethiopia’s Tigray as conflict rages

NEWS
GIULIA PARAVICINI SCORES and possibly hundreds of labourers were stabbed and hacked to death in Ethiopia's Tigray region, rights group Amnesty International has said, as federal troops claimed major advances in their offensive against local forces. "This is a horrific tragedy," Amnesty said in a statement, citing witnesses as blaming local rulers, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), for the killings, which it said took place two days ago. Earlier, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed had accused his foes of committing atrocities during a week of fighting that threatened to destabilise the Horn of Africa. Abiy said the Ethiopia military…
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Nov
12
2020
By The African Mirror
Ethiopia claims ‘liberation’ of west Tigray, humanitarian crisis looms

Ethiopia claims ‘liberation’ of west Tigray, humanitarian crisis looms

NEWS
GIULIA PARAVICINI  ETHIOPIA’S military has defeated local forces in the west of Tigray state, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has announced, accusing his foes of atrocities during a week of fighting that threatens to destabilise the Horn of Africa. Air strikes and ground combat have killed hundreds, sent refugees flooding into Sudan, stirred Ethiopia's ethnic divisions and raised questions over the credentials of Abiy, Africa's youngest leader who won a Nobel Peace Prize in 2019. "The western region of Tigray has been liberated," tweeted Abiy, 44, who comes from the largest ethnic group the Oromo and once fought with the Tigrayans…
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Nov
12
2020
By The African Mirror
Thousands flee Ethiopia conflict, anti-Tigray protests planned

Thousands flee Ethiopia conflict, anti-Tigray protests planned

NEWS
GIULIA PARAVICINI ETHIOPIAN refugees were flooding into Sudan as Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's federal troops battled well-armed local forces in Tigray and protests against the northern region's leaders were planned elsewhere. With outsiders barred and communications down, it was hard to know how Abiy's week-long offensive against regional rulers the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) was progressing. But security sources and state media have spoken of hundreds of deaths in the mountainous state of more than 5 million people, where federal warplanes have been pounding arms and fuel depots as soldiers fight on the ground. Both sides have claimed successes,…
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Nov
10
2020
By The African Mirror
Ethiopia’s troubled history provides clues to why an all-out civil war is possible

Ethiopia’s troubled history provides clues to why an all-out civil war is possible

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
ETHIOPIA'S government, under Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, is carrying out a military offensive in Tigray, Ethiopia’s most northern state. A six month state of emergency has been declared in the region. Dozens of casualties have been reported amid fears that nine million people are at risk of being displaced. FRANCESCA BALDWIN, PhD Research Student, University of Reading HEIKE I SCHMIDT, Associate Professor in Modern African History, University of Reading The offensive follows accusations by Ahmed’s government that forces loyal to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, the ruling party in Tigray, attacked a military base. There have since been reports of…
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Nov
10
2020
By The African Mirror
Hundreds dead in escalating Ethiopian conflict, sources say

Hundreds dead in escalating Ethiopian conflict, sources say

NEWS
GUILIA PARAVICINI AN escalating conflict in Ethiopia's restive Tigray region has killed hundreds of people, sources on the government side said, even as the prime minister sought to reassure the world his nation was not sliding into civil war. The flare-up in the northern area bordering Eritrea and Sudan threatens to destabilise Africa's second-most populous nation, where ethnic conflict has already killed hundreds since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took over in 2018. Reuters reporters travelling in Tigray and the neighbouring Amhara region saw trucks packed with armed militia and pickups with mounted machine-guns rushing to the front line in support…
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Nov
09
2020
By The African Mirror
Ethiopia not heading for ‘chaos’ over Tigray operation, says PM

Ethiopia not heading for ‘chaos’ over Tigray operation, says PM

NEWS
ETHIOPIA is not plunging into chaos due to a military operation launched by the federal government in the northern Tigray region, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has said, amid fears of civil war in Africa's second-most populous nation. "Ethiopia is grateful for friends expressing their concern," he tweeted. "Concerns that Ethiopia will descend into chaos are unfounded and a result of not understanding our context deeply."  The prime minister stepped up a military offensive in the northern region of Tigray on Sunday with air strikes as part of what he called a "law enforcement operation", increasing fears of outright civil war…
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Nov
09
2020
By The African Mirror
In escalating conflict, people of Ethiopia’s Tigray risk displacement, U.N. says

In escalating conflict, people of Ethiopia’s Tigray risk displacement, U.N. says

HUMAN RIGHTS
GIULIA PARAVICINI NINE million people risk displacement from an escalating conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region, the United Nations said, warning that the government's declaration of a state of emergency was blocking food and other aid. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is pressing ahead with a military campaign he announced on Wednesday, despite international pleas to pursue dialogue with the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) rather than risk civil war. Tigrayans dominated Ethiopian politics for decades until Abiy took office in 2018 and are fighting his efforts to remove their grip on power. Clashes between federal troops and Tigrayan forces had broken…
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