Gisa Tunbridge
@gisatunbridge.bsky.social
Journalist in Ethiopia
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"This is fiction as reportage, in a context where the official reportage was often effectively fiction. It carries the shock of truth."
Oromay was published in 1983, an instant sensation immediately suppressed, its author disappeared. Now published in English.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
Oromay was published in 1983, an instant sensation immediately suppressed, its author disappeared. Now published in English.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
Oromay by Baalu Girma review – an Ethiopian classic
This political satire of propaganda during the civil war, which is thought to have cost the author his life, gets an English translation at last
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2025 at 10:38 AM
"This is fiction as reportage, in a context where the official reportage was often effectively fiction. It carries the shock of truth."
Oromay was published in 1983, an instant sensation immediately suppressed, its author disappeared. Now published in English.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
Oromay was published in 1983, an instant sensation immediately suppressed, its author disappeared. Now published in English.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
On HSM’s visit to Addis. A step towards de-escalation, but dangers lurk
www.theafricareport.com/373828/makin...
www.theafricareport.com/373828/makin...
Making sense of the Ethiopia-Somalia rapprochement - The Africa Report.com
Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s recent visit to Addis Ababa is a major step towards de-escalation. But dangers lurk, and the wider geopolitics of the region remains in turmoil.
www.theafricareport.com
January 14, 2025 at 4:25 PM
On HSM’s visit to Addis. A step towards de-escalation, but dangers lurk
www.theafricareport.com/373828/makin...
www.theafricareport.com/373828/makin...
Reposted by Gisa Tunbridge
US diplomats prepare to meet Syrian rebel leader in Damascus
https://www.ft.com/content/f150e757-75ed-4846-898c-898e4865d54a
https://www.ft.com/content/f150e757-75ed-4846-898c-898e4865d54a
US diplomats prepare to meet Syrian rebel leader in Damascus
Al-Jolani, who remains under western sanctions, will host state department’s top Middle East official
www.ft.com
December 19, 2024 at 7:21 PM
US diplomats prepare to meet Syrian rebel leader in Damascus
https://www.ft.com/content/f150e757-75ed-4846-898c-898e4865d54a
https://www.ft.com/content/f150e757-75ed-4846-898c-898e4865d54a
My piece on reactions in Hargeisa to the Ethiopia-Somalia talks in Ankara. In short, many Somalilanders are sceptical
www.theafricareport.com/371406/somal...
www.theafricareport.com/371406/somal...
Somaliland’s new president sworn in amid uncertainty over Ethiopia port-access deal - The Africa Report.com
A Turkish-brokered rapprochement between Ethiopia and Somalia appears to have thrown Hargeisa’s nearest hope for recognition into doubt. But many Somalilanders are sceptical of the “Ankara Declaration...
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December 14, 2024 at 7:57 AM
My piece on reactions in Hargeisa to the Ethiopia-Somalia talks in Ankara. In short, many Somalilanders are sceptical
www.theafricareport.com/371406/somal...
www.theafricareport.com/371406/somal...
On the deal signed on Sunday between the Ethiopian government and one faction of the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA). The insurgency is far from over, but the pact is a blow to the rebels
www.theafricareport.com/370346/ethio...
www.theafricareport.com/370346/ethio...
Ethiopia signs peace deal with Oromo Liberation Army splinter group - The Africa Report.com
The pact is a blow to the rebels. But the insurgency that has raged across Oromia since 2019 is far from over.
www.theafricareport.com
December 3, 2024 at 2:29 PM
On the deal signed on Sunday between the Ethiopian government and one faction of the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA). The insurgency is far from over, but the pact is a blow to the rebels
www.theafricareport.com/370346/ethio...
www.theafricareport.com/370346/ethio...