The fighters havemanaged to recruitalliesand areapproaching the capital, Addis Ababa. This is how the Gulf nation is also known to support the Khalifa Haftar regime in Libya against the Turkey-backed regime. For them, Obama was the God of freedoms and humanity and they continue to push that belief down our throats even today. [210][211] Authorities in Addis Ababa also told residents to register their weapons in order to fend off the anticipated offensive. [370], The Ethiopian government tried to control the information environment by positioning itself as the sole provider of reliable information. After all, the Yemen war may end any time and it will make sense for the UAE to be in the good books of Addis Ababa as Ethiopia is located in close proximity to wartorn Yemen. What do American soldiers, who he used as pawns think about him? [360], UNICEF stated that by the end of September 2022, around 574,000 more people in Afar, Amhara and Tigray were left displaced after fighting resumed in August 2022; they also reported that over 870,000 had become refugees. Army chief of staff of Ethiopia, General Birhanu Jula, made the accusations in a televised statement on Thursday. OpIndia Staff. [188][189] Following the TDF's counter-attack on two districts of his region, the Amhara regional President, Agegnehu Teshager, called for the total mobilisation of all people of all ages who are armed in the region to fight against the Tigrayans. Tigray that comprise 7% of the total population. [311] A hotspot for this form of profiling took place in Addis Ababa, including disappearances of major Ethiopian officials and arrests of Tigrayans on the grounds that they supported the TPLF, which was designated as a terrorist organisation in May 2021 by Ethiopian parliament. Along with that, an estimated 250 motorized water pumping systems have been out of order, and the status of 11,000 hand pumps in rural areas was unknown. In Ethiopia, waving Russian flags has become a symbol of anger against the US meddling in the East African countrys internal affairs. 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An Ethiopian government delegation, including the prime minister's national security advisor Redwan Hussein and several ministers, visited Tigray's capital Mekele on December 26, marking a major. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's national security adviser said the government had "accepted this invitation" while the leader of rebel-held . Since the early 2000s, the Ethiopian economy has grown rapidly and has consistently clocked a GDP growth of over. . The Tigray rebels were due to disarm within 30 days of the accord but are yet to fully disband their fighting force. The conflict errupted in November 2020 when Abiy Ahmed deployed the army in a bid to topple Tigrayan leaders who had been challenging his authority for months. [107], The Ethiopian government and its supporters have accused the TPLF of trying to re-establish their rule over the country through violence and force. [130][131] During the subsequent days, skirmishes continued and the Ethiopian federal parliament declared the creation of an interim government for Tigray. From 26 November to 6 December 2021, Ethiopian allied forces recaptured several towns in the Amhara and Afar regions including Lalibela and Shewa Robit, according to the Ethiopian government. Tedros of trying to procure arms for the Tigray state's dominant political party in addition to . [65] Rapid mobilization of troops soon followed, with Ethiopia, Eritrea and Tigray reportedly organizing hundreds of thousands of troops against each other by October the same year. 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It called on the battling parties to engage in negotiations for comprehensive national dialogue. [133], On the night of 9 to 10 November 2020, 600 civilians, mostly Amharas and Welkait, were killed in a massacre in the town of Mai Kadra with machetes and knives used by local militias and police loyal to the TPLF, according to preliminary investigations by Amnesty International and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission;[134][69] other refugees, interviewed by the Financial Times and Reuters, said it was the Amhara militia who were the perpetrators and Tigrayans who were the victims. He would go on to rule the countryuntil his death in 2012, and was succeeded by Hailemariam Desalegn. Fighting is raging Ethipia since November 4 when Abiy attacked Tigray state accusing the TPLF of attacking two federal military camps in the region. A month later, the federal government began withholding funds from the regional administration. Now the front line is getting closer and closer toAddis Ababa, with the prime minister calling on residents to be ready to defend the capital. Nairobi (AFP) - Tigrayan rebels have begun handing in their heavy weapons, a key part of an agreement signed more than two months ago to end a deadly conflict in northern Ethiopia, a . Once Obamas deputy, President Biden wants to continue this legacy, this time in the horn of Africa. The military claimed without providing any evidence that the WHO chief was trying to procure arms for Tigray state's main political party, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), which is fighting the federal government. [371] Pro-government groups used tactics similar to those of pro-Tigray groups to push their narrative of the conflict, though as of 5 February, pro-government campaigns had produced fewer Tweets overall. [385], Several proposals for peace negotiations and mediation were made involving some of the main groups involved in the war. 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Disturbing reports have continued to emerge of widespread abuse of civilians in Ethiopia's Tigray region, nearly six months since conflict erupted, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday. Therefore, Arab nations and Iran want to shore up their influence in Ethiopia in order to gain an advantage in the conflict-ridden nation. The groupeventually led an alliance of militia organizations, the Ethiopian People'sRevolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), that overthrew the Soviet Union-backed regime in 1991. [173][174], On 22 June 2021, an Ethiopian military cargo plane was shot down over Samre, marking a turn of the war in the TDF's favor. The African Union-brokered agreement includes the withdrawal of foreign forces from Tigray, the restoration of basic services and humanitarian aid, and the disarming of Tigray rebels. Your email address will not be published. The US has abandoned Ethiopia. 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