Teklehaymanot G. Weldemichel
tekgw.bsky.social
Teklehaymanot G. Weldemichel
@tekgw.bsky.social
Lecturer in Environment and Development at @GlobalDevInst
(Pre) Asso. Prof. of Human Geography, @NTNU.

Tigrayan,
I write about #TigrayGenocide and more.
We also note that
“Famine in #Tigray was a deliberate effort to weaken and humiliate a population. The implications go beyond Ethiopia. They expose how global systems remain unfit for documenting or responding to politically induced famine.”

#TigrayGenocide
November 2, 2025 at 2:46 PM
"The UN system has collapsed, and securing a seat within this deteriorating institution (a seeming preoccupation by some of the leaders) does little to protect Africa from the injustices of old and new colonial dynamics being shaped around the continent."
October 15, 2025 at 8:48 PM
"This afterlife manifests not through conquest, at least not yet, but through opaque investment agreements, peace accords, and diplomatic gestures. If left unchallenged, it threatens to consign Africa to another century of external domination."
October 15, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Reposted by Teklehaymanot G. Weldemichel
"Silence now risks normalizing the use of hunger as a political tool-not only in Ethiopia but in conflicts settings across the world. By naming and recording what happened in Tigray, we contribute to a body of memory that resists denial and insists on accountability."

Blog: bit.ly/48SMgkA
Famine in Tigray: “we are dying by a silent war” - World Peace Foundation
Report authors explain why recording events in Tigray contributes to a body of memory that resists denial and insists on accountability.
bit.ly
October 8, 2025 at 1:38 PM