Excellent from Claire Wilmot on the 'Gold Rush' in Tigray, connections to the war economy and effects on civilians www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4... Complements well and expands our understanding from a couple of recent analyses: 1/3

Claire Wilmot · Gold Rush

Across Tigray, the remains of razed towns are marked with mounds of earth piled over the dead – impressions of war...

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I’m excited to share some professional news: my new book is coming out this February! It will be published open access with University of California Press. www.ucpress.edu/books/immuni... A big thank-you to all of you who made this project possible. @ucpress.bsky.social

I guest wrote this week's War Room, our defence newsetter, on the lessons for the Horn of Africa from Europe, 1914 👇 view.e.economist.com?qs=df4e468c9...

Our students joined @aljazeera.com Head to Head with @mehdirhasan.bsky.social interviewing Getachew Reda who once accused Ethiopian PM Abiy of atrocities in Tigray but now he serves as his adviser. Ruth Otim argues his contradictions reveal Ethiopia’s deeper leadership failures ➡️ ow.ly/KTLO50XzSFW

Al Jazeera’s ‘Head to Head’ – How former Tigrayan leader Getachew Reda went from accusing Abiy of atrocities to advising his government - LSE International Development

Getachew Reda, former TPLF leader and now Adviser to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, sat down with Al Jazeera’s Mehdi Hasan on Head to Head. The interview exposed the paradox of his political car...

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La méthode bulldozer de la maire d’Addis Abeba, Adanech Abiebie, pour moderniser la capitale éthiopienne

La méthode bulldozer de la maire d’Addis Abeba, Adanech Abiebie, pour moderniser la capitale éthiopienne

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Inside Ethiopia’s Fano Insurgency Once allies of the federal government, the #Fano played a central role in the #Tigray war. However, the Pretoria Agreement has reshuffled the deck: former allies are now enemies, with the #Amhara militiamen fighting the ENDF. 1/ www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Inside Ethiopia’s Fano insurgency – photo essay

As Ethiopia teeters on the brink of renewed conflict, this photographic report of the Fano, a local nationalist militia already fighting the government across the remote highlands, offers a glimpse in...

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Hunderttausende Menschen wurden aus Äthiopiens Hauptstadt vertrieben, um Platz für Parks, Fahrradwege und einen Palast zu schaffen. Satellitenbilder zeigen das Ausmaß.

WIRTSCHAFT VON OBEN #357 – Addis Abeba: Hier baut sich Äthiopiens Premier einen gigantischen Palast

Hunderttausende Menschen wurden aus Äthiopiens Hauptstadt vertrieben, um Platz für Parks, Fahrradwege und einen Palast zu schaffen. Satellitenbilder zeigen das Ausmaß.

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🥳 Out now: The 21st Africa Yearbook @degruyterbrill.bsky.social With contributions by ABI director & AYB editor @mehler.bsky.social , Benedikt Kamski, @jowedekind.bsky.social, and ABI associate Erik Plänitz. ➡️ brill.com/display/titl...

🆕Oliver Bakewell explores how Ethiopians & Eritreans in #Nairobi, #Khartoum & #AddisAbaba form diasporic ties shaped by local political & economic conditions, focusing on improving their lives rather than driving socio-political change. 🔗 doi.org/10.1177/0002... CC: @giga-hamburg.de

Mehr dazu: www.dw.com/de/%C3%A4thi...

Äthiopien suspendiert die lokalen Korrespondenten der DW – DW – 24.10.2025

Äthiopiens Medienaufsicht hat alle lokalen Journalisten der DW suspendiert. Eine weitere Verschärfung vor den Wahlen 2026. Seit Monaten häufen sich Repressionen gegen unabhängige Journalisten und Regi...

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NEW REPORT | MINOR DEMARCATIONS MICRO-DAMS—MAJOR DRAMA? @jowedekind.bsky.social and Kedir Jamal examine how admin changes, micro-dams and regional rivalries in the Oromia–Somali borderlands risk reigniting conflict and unsettling fragile peace. Read more: bit.ly/4mm7WtI #Ethiopia

Whether or not Tigray’s negotiators could have secured a better deal, the main sticking point now driving the TPLF apart is the failure to return home nearly one million displaced people – a key part of the peace deal.

A power struggle in Tigray risks Ethiopia’s peace deal

As Tigray’s political leaders squabble, progress has stalled on key points of the peace agreement, including the return of a million displaced people.

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With no incentive to practice restraint, drone atrocities across Africa are becoming increasingly frequent, causing friction with Western partners. In Ethiopia, this has paved the way for Turkey and Russia to expand their influence. @zekuzelalem.bsky.social @ecfr.eu 📃👉

Deadly skies: Drone warfare in Ethiopia and the future of conflict in Africa

Drone warfare is increasing in Ethiopia and across Africa. These foreign-supplied weapons risk prolonging wars and can help drive governments further away from the West…

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My report for @aljazeera.com from Awra Amba, a utopian and pacifist community in the central highlands of Ethiopia. They have won awards for their peacemaking and conflict resolution - but they have been caught in the crossfire of Ethiopia's latest civil war. www.aljazeera.com/features/202...

The antiwar community caught in the crossfire of Ethiopia’s Amhara conflict

For two years, Awra Amba has been caught up in a war raging between Fano fighters and Ethiopian government soldiers.

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New Alert 📰Tensions between #Ethiopia and #Eritrea are on the rise, and risk escalating into a military confrontation, with 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 for the Horn region. 📚 Read more ⤵️ clingendael.org/publication/...

All Protocol Observed Welcome to Issue 193 of The Continent. In Tigray’s capital, Mekelle, everyday life is overshadowed by the threat of returning to war.

Eritrea has long been subject to the whims of two more powerful nations: its neighbor Ethiopia, and the United States. Its geography made it a valuable asset, especially during the Cold War.

Listening Devices | Ann Neumann

The veterans of Kagnew Station saw the early growth of the surveillance state. Has the passage of time given them a new understanding of their work?

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Tigray IDPs Enduring Squalid Living Conditions Acc to the Global Shelter Cluster, highlighted the dire conditions of the more than 900,000 #Tigray IDPs—18% of whom face “severe overcrowding and lack of privacy,” which “pose(s) serious health and protection risks.” 1/ reliefweb.int/report/ethio...

Ethiopia ES/NFI Cluster Operational Presence & Response Monitoring Dashboard for Amhara, Contested and Tigray Regions (as of 31 January 2025) - Ethiopia

Infographic in English on Ethiopia about Coordination and Shelter and Non-Food Items; published on 5 Mar 2025 by IOM and Shelter Cluster

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You can watch No Other Land and spread it far and wide bsky.app/profile/jann...

"Over 85 % of CSOs in #Ethiopia have paused operations following the Trump administration’s clampdown on #USAID" www.thereporterethiopia.com/44011/

USAID Funding Freeze Leave Over 85pct Of Ethiopian Nonprofits Crippled

Gov’t suspends work permits for foreign NGO staff

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Recent ethnic cleansing campaigns in Sudan and Ethiopia remind us Zero Discrimination Day (1 March) still marks a distant aspiration. Based on 46,269 face-to-face interviews conducted by Afrobarometer, we may be losing ground. Via @thecontinent.org

Fun trivia: Zelenskyy partly grew up in the copper mining town of Erdenet in Mongolia because his father worked for a mining company.

When Sudan’s war broke out in 2023, about 12,500 Sudanese people crossed into Ethiopia. Initially, they were sheltered in the Awlala and Kumer refugee camps. But Ethiopia was experiencing its own conflict. As the fighting intensified, refugees became easy targets.

Decarbonisation threatens the very structure of intl order, founded on fossil-fuelled economic growth and interdependence Can Climate action survive geopolitical fragmentation? Can it thrive on a tightrope? @picharbonnier.bsky.social interview on War Ecology greeneuropeanjournal.eu/if-you-want-...

Amhara Region Cracks Down on Qemant Minority The Qemant ethnic minority have been in conflict with the authorities in Amhara over land disputes. Some of their representatives are being prosecuted on terror charges and are accused of supporting Fano rebels. www.africaintelligence.com/eastern-afri...

Ethiopia : Amhara region cracks down on Qemant minority suspected of backing rebels

The Qemant ethnic minority is in conflict with the authorities in Ethiopia's Amhara region over land disputes. Some of its representatives are being prosecuted on terror charges and are accused of

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Once again, the rise of the AfD and its relatively greater popularity in the East has led to yet another round of discussion around the legacy of the GDR and contemporary German politics. A short thread:

In 2024 I spent a lot of time in Brandenburg and Sachsen, Länder that both voted >30% for the AfD Here are a few observations from that time spent there (thread is from Mastodon, bridged to Bluesky)

Jon Worth@jon.gruene.social.ap.brid.gy · 2y ago

There has been a lot of understandable anguish about the election results in the German Länder Thüringen and Sachsen on Sunday. Thüringen I know less well, but I have been to Sachsen (and Brandenburg that holds elections later in September) a LOT in the past […] [Original post on gruene.social]

New publication via @politicalgeography.bsky.social 📜 How did the century’s deadliest war become invisible? In this article, I provide a detailed analysis of the tactics & strategies the Ethiopian regime & allies used to commit & conceal #TigrayGenocide. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Tigray war: Modern geographies of mass violence and the invisibilization of populations

The war in Tigray, Ethiopia, which erupted in November 2020, has been marked by widespread atrocities, including organized massacres, the systematic u…

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