"A Southern Light at the end of the Tunnel"
Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) militia have infiltrated southern Eritrea border thru Mereb Lehe Wereda, according to local sources speaking on condition of anonymity. The situation is developing and the TPLF forces are said to have planned the raid as a pre-emptive strike to create a buffer zone from a potential Eritrean attack. Heavy TPLF […]
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Famous Tigrayan journalist Araya Tesfamariam said the war in northern Ethiopia is less conventional and more centered on “infiltration and propaganda.” After TPLF rebels nearly captured the important Dessie city in Amhara region, Araya urged the Ethiopian government to focus on identifying ethnic Tigrayan “infiltrators” who are collaborating with the rebels. “Some (Tigrayans) are working […]
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Despite widespread “confirmed” reports of the Ethiopian city of Dessie being captured by TPLF rebels, Awasa Guardian confirmed the city is still in the hands of Ethiopian forces. Various Western and foreign media have continued quoting Tigrayan rebel leaders and “witnesses,” claiming Dessie has fallen. TPLF’s Getachew Reda had also “confirmed” the news as well […]
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United Nations (UN) admitted on Friday that authorities in the rebel-held Tigray forced U.N. humanitarian flights to be suspended. UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said the UN “received instructions to abort landing by the Mekelle airport control tower,” referring to personal of the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) controlling the airport at the capital of Tigray […]
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The new South-West Regional State will officially kick off its inaugural government on November 8, according to AG source. Voters in six regions of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region (SNNPR) held a referendum on September 30 and approved the proposal with over 96 percent voting in favor of a smaller multiethnic state. The […]
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By Samuel Gabisso As the United States government seeks to impose punitive sanctions on Ethiopian government’s effort to fight back against insurrection in Tigray, the US Department of Treasury is “unable to find any major financial assets to freeze, belonging to Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed,” according to an AG source investigation. The investigation’s report says […]
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Awasa Guardian (AG) | In-Depth Analysis The former United Nations (UN) relief chief Mark Lowcock has been accused of writing statements that go beyond criticizing the Ethiopian government, into pushing conspiracy theories advanced by the TPLF rebel group in Tigray. Some of his claims contradict even moderate rebel voices and independent observers, including the U.N. […]
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The 2021 Irecha holiday is being celebrated peacefully in Ethiopia with large scale participation nationwide, despite anti-government calls for boycott. The Oromo holiday commemorating the end of winter in Oromia has recently transformed into an Ethiopian thanksgiving holiday. The celebrations have been colorful in various Oromia locations and only the third time the Oromo holiday […]
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