Jonah Wedekind
@jowedekind.bsky.social
Researcher, currently @abi-freiburg.bsky.social + freelance. The nature of the state and state–nature in #Ethiopia. Political ecology, land conflicts, agrarian change, resource frontiers, and transitional justice. Berlin based, Addis raised.
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🆕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.
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October 27, 2025 at 12:23 PM
🆕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.
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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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October 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Mehr dazu: www.dw.com/de/%C3%A4thi...
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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
@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
May 21, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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
@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
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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.
buff.ly
March 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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.
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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
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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…
buff.ly
March 10, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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
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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...
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.
www.aljazeera.com
March 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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...
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...
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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.
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clingendael.org/publication/...
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March 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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.
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clingendael.org/publication/...
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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.
Welcome to Issue 193 of The Continent.
In Tigray’s capital, Mekelle, everyday life is overshadowed by the threat of returning to war.
March 7, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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.
Welcome to Issue 193 of The Continent.
In Tigray’s capital, Mekelle, everyday life is overshadowed by the threat of returning to war.
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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?
thebaffler.com
March 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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.
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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...
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
reliefweb.int
March 6, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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...
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...
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You can watch No Other Land and spread it far and wide bsky.app/profile/jann...
March 3, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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
www.thereporterethiopia.com
March 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
"Over 85 % of CSOs in #Ethiopia have paused operations following the Trump administration’s clampdown on #USAID" www.thereporterethiopia.com/44011/
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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
a distant aspiration. Based on 46,269 face-to-face interviews conducted by Afrobarometer, we may be losing ground. Via @thecontinent.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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
a distant aspiration. Based on 46,269 face-to-face interviews conducted by Afrobarometer, we may be losing ground. Via @thecontinent.org
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#OtD 1 Mar 1896 Ethiopian forces decisively defeated Italian invaders at the battle of Adwa. Up to 70% of Italy's invasion force of around 6000 troops were captured or killed. Italy then gave up its claim of Ethiopia, and also surrendered some of Eritrea stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/7...
March 1, 2025 at 11:10 AM
#OtD 1 Mar 1896 Ethiopian forces decisively defeated Italian invaders at the battle of Adwa. Up to 70% of Italy's invasion force of around 6000 troops were captured or killed. Italy then gave up its claim of Ethiopia, and also surrendered some of Eritrea stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/7...
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Fun trivia: Zelenskyy partly grew up in the copper mining town of Erdenet in Mongolia because his father worked for a mining company.
March 1, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Fun trivia: Zelenskyy partly grew up in the copper mining town of Erdenet in Mongolia because his father worked for a mining company.
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What a fascinating talk by @michellehenning.bsky.social, linking photography to chemical warfare via Benjamin's aura & Mussolini's invasion of Ethiopia. Really looking forward to Henning's forthcoming book A Dirty History of Photography: Chemistry, Fog, and Empire press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
The first speaker in the Photoecologies Study Group online seminar series is Michelle Henning, 25 February 2025, 5-6.30pm GMT. Please register to attend this talk here: www.eventbrite.com/e/michelle-h... .
February 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
What a fascinating talk by @michellehenning.bsky.social, linking photography to chemical warfare via Benjamin's aura & Mussolini's invasion of Ethiopia. Really looking forward to Henning's forthcoming book A Dirty History of Photography: Chemistry, Fog, and Empire press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
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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.
Nowhere to go
Sudan’s civil war forced hundreds of thousands of people to leave their country. Some fled to Ethiopia – but their respite was short-lived.
continent.substack.com
February 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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.
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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-...
Can Climate action survive geopolitical fragmentation? Can it thrive on a tightrope?
@picharbonnier.bsky.social interview on War Ecology
greeneuropeanjournal.eu/if-you-want-...
December 29, 2024 at 8:53 AM
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-...
Can Climate action survive geopolitical fragmentation? Can it thrive on a tightrope?
@picharbonnier.bsky.social interview on War Ecology
greeneuropeanjournal.eu/if-you-want-...
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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...
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
www.africaintelligence.com
February 25, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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...
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...
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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:
February 25, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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:
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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)
Here are a few observations from that time spent there (thread is from Mastodon, bridged to Bluesky)
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]
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]
February 24, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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)
Here are a few observations from that time spent there (thread is from Mastodon, bridged to Bluesky)
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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...
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…
www.sciencedirect.com
February 24, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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...
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...
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One huge story from this election is that the incoming Chancellor got overexcited and said “the Left is finished” and a day later the Left became the biggest party in Berlin, and took almost 9% of the national vote. I hope that phrase haunts Merz for the rest of his career.
February 24, 2025 at 8:58 AM
One huge story from this election is that the incoming Chancellor got overexcited and said “the Left is finished” and a day later the Left became the biggest party in Berlin, and took almost 9% of the national vote. I hope that phrase haunts Merz for the rest of his career.
#WahlabendHangover so: Meine Freude über das tolle Wahlergebnis von Die Linke 🚩🚀 und meine Schadenfreude über das Scheitern von FDP und BSW an der 5%-Hürde ist stark getrübt - die Schuldenbremse ist verklemmt und im Rückspiegel sieht man die 💩-Fratzen der #FCKAFD auf der Überholspur. Fight fascism!
February 24, 2025 at 7:52 AM
#WahlabendHangover so: Meine Freude über das tolle Wahlergebnis von Die Linke 🚩🚀 und meine Schadenfreude über das Scheitern von FDP und BSW an der 5%-Hürde ist stark getrübt - die Schuldenbremse ist verklemmt und im Rückspiegel sieht man die 💩-Fratzen der #FCKAFD auf der Überholspur. Fight fascism!