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“There can be no peace without justice, and there can be no justice without peace.”

— Martin Luther King, Jr.
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My latest for Ethiopia Insight → 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗹𝘀: 𝗔𝗯𝗶𝘆’𝘀 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 #𝗧𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘆#𝗘𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.
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Strategic Reversals: Abiy’s Miscalculation and the Tigray–Eritrea Realignment - Ethiopia Insight
Bound by necessity rather than trust, these former foes now walk a delicate line—one that could check Abiy Ahmed’s aggression or plunge the Horn into another devastating war.
www.ethiopia-insight.com
Tigray Rejects Tselemti Return Model for Future Repatriations

President of the #Tigray Interim Admin, Lt. Gen. Tadesse Werede, has rejected the approach used to facilitate the return of IDPs to Tselemti, describing it as counterproductive and warning that it should not be replicated elsewhere. 1/
January 17, 2026 at 11:45 AM
“I very much hope that this truly understandable dispute over the #GERD (Dam) will not lead to major military conflict between #Egypt and #Ethiopia.”

― Donald J. Trump
January 17, 2026 at 1:04 AM
5-Years on, Mahbere Dego Massacre Victims Await Justice

On 16 Jan 2021, #Ethiopian troops filmed themselves killing over 74 #Tigrayan civilians. Dozens of unarmed men—farmers, priests and relatives standing side by side—were forced to a cliff edge and executed by this treasonous and barbaric army.
January 17, 2026 at 12:21 AM
“Good people pass away; the godly often die before their time. But no one seems to care or wonder why. No one seems to understand that God is protecting them from the evil to come. For those who follow godly paths will rest in peace when they die.”

— Isaiah 57፡1-2
January 16, 2026 at 7:51 PM
“(የኢትዮጵያ፡ኦርቶዶክስ፡ተዋህዶ፡ቤተ፡ክርስቲያን፡ሲኖዶስ)፡የጳጳሳት፡ስብስብ፡ሳይሆን፡የወመኔዎች፡ስብስብ፡ነው።”

― መምህር፡አብይ፡ሀይለ
January 16, 2026 at 6:53 PM
US Legitimizes Occupation By Engaging with Genociders

By engaging directly with individuals the State Department has identified as responsible for “war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity” in Western #Tigray, the US risks legitimizing the ongoing genocidal occupation.
January 16, 2026 at 2:14 PM
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January 16, 2026 at 3:00 AM
US Freezes Visas for 75 Countries, Including Eritrea, Ethiopia

The US is pausing immigrant visa processing for 75 countries in an effort to crack down on applicants deemed likely to become a public charge. The countries include #Eritrea, #Ethiopia, #Somalia and more.
www.foxnews.com/politics/us-...
US freezes all visa processing for 75 countries, including Somalia, Russia, Iran
State Department halts visa processing for 75 countries including Somalia, Russia and Iran to crack down on applicants likely to become public charges.
www.foxnews.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:52 PM
“እዚ ምስ ህወሓት፡ ምስ ትግራይ ይዅን ሰራዊት ትግራይ ዝዀነ ይዅን ምትሕሓዝ ዘይብሉ፡ ጭቡጥ መርትዖ'ውን ክቐርበሉ ኣይክእልን። ካብ ውሽጣዊ ኵነታቶም ንምህዳም ኣጀንዳ ንምፍጣር፡ በቲ ኻልእ ወገን ድማ፡ ነቲ ብመሰረት ውዕል ፕሪቶሪያ ዘይገበርዎ ግቡኣት ንመመኽነዪ ዘቕርብዎ ክሲ እዩ።”

— ኣቶ ሚኪኤል ኣስገዶም (ወሃቢ ቃል ህወሓት)
ኢትዮጵያ ንኤርትራን ህወሓትን ጠያይት ናብ ፋኖ ብምስግጋር ከሲሳ - ዝተዋህበ ምላሽ ከ? | BBC NEWS ትግርኛ
YouTube video by BBC News ትግርኛ
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January 15, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Ethiopia Accused Eritrea of Arming Fano Rebels

#Ethiopian police said they had seized thousands of rounds of ammunition sent by #Eritrea to Fano rebels in the #Amhara region, heightening tensions between the longstanding foes and raising fears of renewed conflict.
www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of arming rebels in escalating war of words
Ethiopian police said they had seized thousands of rounds of ammunition sent by neighbouring Eritrea to rebels in the Amhara region, escalating a feud between the longstanding foes that experts have s...
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January 15, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Occupation Forces Oust Two Int’l NGOs from Western Tigray

Head of the occupation admin, Demeke Zewdu, told Int’l Medical Corps and the Norwegian Refugee Council to immediately leave the district for referring to the area by its legally rightful name, “Western #Tigray.”
www.bbc.com/amharic/arti...
የወልቃይት ጠገዴ ሰቲት ሁመራ ዞን ሁለት ዓለም አቀፍ ድርጅቶች አካባቢውን "ለቅቀው እንዲወጡ" አዘዘ - BBC News አማርኛ
የወልቃይት ጠገዴ ሰቲት ሁመራ ዞን ሁለት ዓለም አቀፍ ድርጅቶች አካባቢውን "ለቅቀው እንዲወጡ" አዘዘ
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January 15, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Eritrean Orthodox Church Loses State Funding

The Swedish Agency for Support to Faith Communities has decided to end state funding to the pro-dictatorship #Eritrean Orthodox Church in Sweden, citing concerns that the Church risks violating individual freedoms and rights.
www.bbc.com/tigrinya/art...
ሽወደን፡ ኦርቶዶክሳዊት ተዋህዶ ቤተ ክርስቲያን ኤርትራ ምወላ መንግስቲ ተኸልኪላ - BBC News ትግርኛ
ገራዊ ትካል ጸጥታ ሽወደን፡ እታ ቤተ-ክርስትያን ምስ መንግስቲ ኤርትራ ምትእስሳር ከምዘለዋን፡ እዚ ድማ ኣብ ሽወደን መሰረታዊ መሰላት ናይ ምግሃስ ሓደጋ ከምዘለዎን ድሕሪ ምጥንቃቑ'ዩ ሰብመዚ ነዚ ውሳነ ወሲዶም ዘለዉ።
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January 15, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Never Forget: EOTC Raised Funds for Tigray Genocide

Abba Elias — archbishop of the genocidal Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Sweden and Scandinavia — in a letter had called on his fellow Christians to donate at least SEK 1,000 each to help the Ethiopian army kill Christians in #Tigray.
January 15, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Getachew Blurs Blame for Tigray Genocide to Excuse Ethiopia

The most disturbing claim by Getachew Reda is the assertion that at the height of the genocide, the people of #Tigray sought the intervention of the ENDF. This contradicts documented reality. 1/
www.ethiopia-insight.com/2026/01/14/g...
Getachew Blurs Blame for Tigray War to Excuse the Ethiopian State - Ethiopia Insight
Former Tigray leader's repositioning acts against accountability for war crimes
www.ethiopia-insight.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:31 PM
No Alliance Endures When Hate Is Its Only Vision

The Ethio‑Eritrean unholy alliance began when genocidal ambitions outweighed conscience and #Tigray’s destruction became a shared mission, but such coalitions have short lifespans and this hateful alliance is collapsing under its own intent.
January 14, 2026 at 1:15 AM
“ናብ ከምዚ ድኣመሰለ ቅልውላው ዘምርሕ ሰብ ሰነፍ፣ ነዳይ፣ ፈራሕ፣ ስሱዕ ጥራይ'ዩ።”

— ኢሳይያስ ኣፈወርቂ
Eritrea President Isaias Afwerki on Ethiopia Prosperity Party 2026
YouTube video by Haki Fitewu
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January 13, 2026 at 12:21 AM
“ጎቦ ሪምካ ከይድፈር፣ ብኣዕፅምትኻ ኣፅኒዕካዮ
በጃ ንብዓት ዓድኻ፣ ደምካ ውሕጅ ገይርካዮ
እምበር ከ ኣታ ሰብ ዲኻ፣ ፍጥረትካ ገሪሙኒ
ተጋዳላይ እንትብሉኒስ፣ ንብዓት እዩ ዝቕድመኒ”

— ማህሌት ገ/ጊዮርግስ
January 10, 2026 at 8:28 PM
“A political actor who repeatedly adjusts moral positions to align with the strongest force in the room is not evolving in principle but adapting for survival.”

— AS
When Power Shifts, Conscience Follows

Recent public statements and political positioning by Getachew Reda have reignited an important national conversation—not simply about peace or reconciliation, but about moral consistency in political leadership. 1/

🖇️ addisstandard.com/when-power-s...
January 10, 2026 at 8:20 AM
When Power Shifts, Conscience Follows

Recent public statements and political positioning by Getachew Reda have reignited an important national conversation—not simply about peace or reconciliation, but about moral consistency in political leadership. 1/

🖇️ addisstandard.com/when-power-s...
January 10, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Ethiopia’s Quest for Sea Access Unsettles the Horn

Ruling Prosperity Party says #Ethiopians have made it “unequivocally clear that they’ll not accept a future defined by unjust landlockness. Demand for maritime access is legitimate, just and irreversible.”
www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/eas...
Ethiopia’s fresh quest for sea access unsettles the Horn
Ethiopia’s ruling party has revived a long-dormant debate over maritime access, rattling neighbours in the Horn of Africa.
www.theeastafrican.co.ke
January 9, 2026 at 11:59 AM
5-Years on, Bora Massacre Victims Await Justice

Between Jan 8 and 10, 2021, Ethiopian troops carried out door‑to‑door executions in Bora, Southern #Tigray, killing over 170 civilians. Families were barred from retrieving the bodies and burials were allowed only two days later.
ንፁሃን ነበርቲ ቦራ ብኣልማሚት ዝተጨፍጨፍሉ ዕለት ሓምሻይ ዓመቱ እንትዝከር
YouTube video by Tigrai Tv
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January 8, 2026 at 10:00 PM
“ወደሽ ከተደፋሽ፤ ቢረግጡሽ አይክፋሽ።”

— የአማርኛ ምሳሌ
January 8, 2026 at 12:16 PM
“እስመ ናሁ ተወልደ ለክሙ ዮም መድኅን ዘውእቱ ክርስቶስ እግዚእ ቡሩክ በሀገረ ዳዊት።”

— ወንጌል ዘሉቃስ 2፡11

እንቋዕ ለበዓለ ልደተ እግዚእነ ወመድኃኒነ ኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ በሰላም አብጽሐክሙ አብጽሐክን።
January 6, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Fano Confirms Killing 3 Teen ‘Spy’ Girls, After Rape

A spokesperson for #Amhara #Fano National Force’s Tewodros Command admitted to killing three teen girls accused of spying. Officials told the BBC that autopsy results show they were raped prior to their execution. 1/
www.bbc.com/amharic/arti...
የፋኖ ኃይሎች "ሰላይ ናቸው" ያሏቸውን ሦስት ሴቶች መግደላቸውን የታጣቂዎቹ አመራር አረጋገጡ - BBC News አማርኛ
በአማራ ክልል ምሥራቅ ጎጃም ዞን፣ ደብረ ኤልያስ ወረዳ ሦስት ወጣት ሴቶች በፋኖ ታጣቂዎች ተገድለው የተገኙ ሲሆን፣ አንድ የአማራ ፋኖ ብሔራዊ ኃይል አመራር ሴቶቹ ሲሰልሉ በመገኘታቸው እርምጃው እንደተወሰደባቸው ለቢቢሲ ተናግረዋል። የደብረ ኤልያስ ወረዳ ባለሥልጣናት በበኩላቸው ግድያው የተፈጸመው በቀን ሥራ ይተዳደሩ ...
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January 5, 2026 at 1:06 PM
“(ጌታቸው ረዳ) ትላንትና ‘የኦህዴድ ከርሳም ካድሬዎች’ ያላቸው ሰዎች፤ አሁን እሱ የሚያደርገውን እያደርጉ በነበሩበት ወቅት እሱ ያንን ቃላት ተጠቅሞ ከገለፃቸው፤ እኛ ዛሬ እሱ ‘የኦህዴድ ከርሳም ካድሬዎች’ ትላንት ያደረጉትን ዛሬ ሲያደርግ፤ ‘የብልፅግና ከርሳም ካድሬ’ ብንለው ስህተቱ ምን ላይ ነው?”

— ቴዎድሮስ ፀጋዬ
“ብልፅግና ውስጥ ገብቼ የትግራይን ህዝብ ለቀጣይ ውርደት ብዳርግ ኖሮ ደግሞ፣ የበለጠ የማወጣልኝ ፀፀት ይሆን ነበር።”

— አቶ ጌታቸው ረዳ
January 5, 2026 at 12:22 PM