ርእሰ-ዓንቀጽ ሰዲህኤ

ወዮ ካብ ቀደሙ እውን ዘየቕስን ዝነበረ ከባቢና ሎሚ ከኣ እነሆ ብዝለዓለ ደረጃ ይሕቆን ኣሎ። እቲ ሻቕሎት ካባና ሓሊፉ ናይ ቀረባን ርሑቕን ሓይልታት ስክፍታ ኮይኑ ሰማይ ዓሪጉ ኣሎ። ምስ ቀይሕ ባሕሪ፡ ብሰሜን ናብ ባሕሪ መዲተራንያን ዘእቱ መትረብ ስዌጽ፡ ብደቡብ ድማ ምስ  ህንዳዊ ውቅያኖስ ዘራኽብ መጻብቦ ባበኤልመንደብ ቀንዲ ናይ ዓለም ንግዲ ዝመሓላለፈሉ መስመር እዩ። ከምኡ ብምዃኑ ከኣ ነቲ ዝሕቆን ዘሎ ማዕበል ነናብ ረብሓኦም ከውዕልዎ ላዕልን ታሕትን ዝብሉ ሓያላት ብዙሓት እዮም። ነዚ ሕሳባቶም ኣብ ግብሪ ንምውዓል መርገጽ እግሪ ክረኽቡ ናይ ግድን ስለ ዝኾነ ከኣ በብናቶም መዕቀኒ  “ፈተውትና ወይ ጸላእትና” ዝብልወን ሃገራት እንዳመረጹ፡ ንገሊአን ኣጆኺ ንገሌአን ከኣ ወይለኺ ዝብሉ ዘለዉ ሓያላት ብዙሓት እዮም።

እቲ ማዕበል ዝሽፍኖ ከባቢ’ኳ ሰፊሕ እንተኾነ ካብኡ ናቡኡ ግና ኣብዚ እዋንዚ፡ ኢትዮጵያ፡ ሱዳን፡ ሶማልያ ቀንዲ እዋናዊ ኣጀንዳ ኮይነን ዘለዋ እየን። ኤርትራ እሞኸኣ ወዮ ደኣ ድምጺ ህዝባ ክንድቲ ክብርኾ ዝግበኦ ሰማዒ እዚኒ ከይረኸበ ጸኒሑ እምበር፡ ሎሚ ዘይኮነስ ቅድም እያ ኣጀንዳ ክትከውን ዝነበራ። ስለዚ ኣካልዚ ሓደገኛ ከባብያዊ ማዕበል ከም ዘላስ ርኡይ እዩ። ናይ ከባቢና ጸገም ገለጽቲ ተርእዮታት፡ ንውግእ ከም መፍትሒ ምቕዳም፡ ብሄራዊ ምትፍናን፡ ዘይተጸንዑን ናይ ውሑዳት ረብሓ ዝማእከሎምን ምርጫታትን ምግባት ስልጣንን ዶባዊ ምስሕሓባት ካብቶም ብዙሓት ጠንቅታት ዝጥቀሱ ኮይኖም ኣለዉ።

 ኣብዚ ዞናና እናሓደረ ዝብእስ  ዘሎ ኣሉታዊ ምዕባለታት፡ ዋናታቱ ዘይምብቅዖም እንተዘይኮይኑ፡ ብዘይ ሓድሕድ ደም ምፍሳስን  ናይ ግዳም ኢድ ኣእታውነትን ክውገዱ ዘይክእሉ ኣይነበሩን። ዋናታቱ ቅሩብነትን ሓላፍነትን ሃልይዎም፡ ኣብ ቀዳምነታትካ ብግቡእ ምስራዕ፡ ህዝባዊ ረብሓ ምዕዛዝን ምቕዳምን፡ ናይ ዜጋታት መሰል ምኽባር፡ ህዝቢ ምንጪ ኩሉ ስልጣን ምዃኑ ኣብ ምእማን እንተዝተብዑ፡ እዚ ንዕዘቦ ዘለና ጸገማት እንተኾነ ኣይመተፈጥረን፡ እንተተፈጥረ እውን ዘይፍተሓሉ ዕድል ኣይምነበረን። እቲ ጸገማት ብዋናታቱ እንተዝፍታሕ ከኣ ናይ ግዳም ሓይልታት፡ ኳሕኲሖም ኣትዮም ኣብ ዘይጉዳዮም ከኹዱዱ ክንድዚ ሕጂ ንዕዘቦ ዘለና ቀሊል ኣይመኾነሎም።

እዚ ኣብ ከባብና ተፈጢሩ ዘሎ ማዕበል፡ ንሓንቲ ሃገር ዝግደፍን ብናይ ሓንቲ ሃገር ጸገም ምፍታሕ ዝውገድን ኣይኮነን። ምናልባት ካብኡ ናቡኡ ግና ኣብ ዝተወሰነ ግዜ ናይ ሓንቲ ሃገር ጉዳይ ቁሩብ በሪኹን መሪሩን ክረአ ይኽእል። ከምዚ ኣብዚ እዋንዚ ኰነታት ኢትዮጵያ ዝያዳ ተወጢርዎ ዘሎ ማለትና እዩ። እዚ ከምቲ “ጭሕሚ ዓርክኻ ክላጸስ፡ ጭሕምኻ ማይ ልኸ” ዝበሃል፡ ንጐረባብቲ ኢትዮጵያ ናይ ተጠንቀቓ ደወል እምበር፡ ናይ ስቕ ኢልክን ተዓዘባ መልእኽቲ ዘመሓላልፍ ዘሎ ኣይኮነን። ናይ ኤርትራና ጉዳይ  እቲ ጽዕነትን ተሓታትነትን ካብ ናይ ኢትዮጵያ ዝያዳ ዝኸበደ እንተዘይኮይኑ ዝፈኾሰ ኣይኮነን። ብደረጃ “ናይ እንዳማታ ዶብ ጥሒሳ ኣትያ ትዋጋእ ዘላ ሃገር” እያ ትኽሰስ ዘላ። ስለዚ እዩ ከኣ እቲ  ሳዕቤን ዝኸብድ። ሓቀኛ ምልክታቱ ከኣ ይረአ ኣሎ። እቲ ቅድም ኣንጻር ጉጅለ ህግደፍ ኣብ ግህሰት ሰብኣውን ዲሞክራስያውን መሰላት ጥራይ ዘድህብ ዝነበረ ዓለምለኻዊ ክስን ውግዘትን ሎሚ ኩለመዳያዊ ኮይኑ ኣሎ።  ኣብ ሱዳንን ሶማልያን ገሊኡ ናይ ውሽጠን ገሊኡ ከኣ ምስ ጐረባብተን ብዘለወን ጸገማት ተንጠልጢልወን ዘሎ ጸሊም ደበና እንታይ ከም ዝዘንብ ፍሉጥ ኣይኮነን። ማና ከዝንብ እዩ ኢልካ ትጽበዮ ግና ኣይኮነን።

ጉዳይ ናይ ቀረባ ጎረቤትና ኢትዮጵያ ሎሚ ውዕዉዕ ናይ ዓለም መዛረቢ ኮይኑ ኣሎ። ብዙሓት ወገናት ናይ ህዝቢ ኢትዮጵያ ኮነ ህዝቢ ትግራይ ጉዳይ ዓዚዝዎም ጥራይ ዘይኮነ፡ ከም ኣካል ናይ ግሎባላዊ ውድድሮም ወሲዶም ይንቀሳቐስሉ ኣለዉ። ብዘይካቲ ሃገራት በብውልቀን ዝገብረኦ ዘለዋ ሸበድበድ ናይ ቤት ምኽሪ ጸጥታ ሕቡራት ሃገራት፡ ሕቡራት መንግስታት ኣሜሪካን ሕብረት ኤውሮጳን ብጉዳይ ኢትዮጵያ ኣኼባታትን መገሻታትን የዛይዳ ኣለዋ። ንሓንሳብ ዝመደበኦ ሓገዝ ይስርዛ ንሓንሳብ ከኣ ዝሰረዘኦ ደገፍ የሕድሳ ኣለዋ። ኣሜሪካን ሕብረት ኤውሮጳን ልኡኻተን መዲበን ንጉዳይ ኢትዮጵያ ይከታተለኦ ኣለዋ። ጉዳይና ጉዳይ ኤርትራ ንሓያሎ ዓመታት  ቀልቢ ሓያላት ዘይሰሓበ፡ ቀሊል ጸገም ስለ ዝኾነ ድዩ? ዕድመ ናይቲ ኣብ ልዕሊ ህዝብና ዝወርድ ዘሎ በደል ሓጺር ስለ ዝኾነ ድዩ? እስትራተጅካዊ ተደላይነትና ካብ ናይዘን ሎሚ ኣጀንዳ ኮይነን ዘለዋ ሃገራት ንታሕቲ ስለ ዝኾነ ድዩ? እንዳበልካ ብዙሓት ሕቶታት ምድርዳር ይከኣል።

ውሑዳት ህዝብን ሓዳስ ሃገርን ምዃና ጉዳይና ክንድቲ ዝድለ ንከይወዓዋዕ ግደ ይነብሮ። ዕጽዊ ዲፕሎማሲን፡ ኩሉ መራኸቢ ኣገባባት ዘየፍቅድን  ፈራሕን ጸዋግን ፖሊሲ ጉጅለ ህግደፍ ጉዳይና ቀልቢ ንከይረክብ ብጽሒት ኣይነበሮን ማለት ኣይኮነን። እቲ ቀንዲ ምኽንያት ግና እቶም ሰብ ጉዳይ ንጉዳይና ኣብቲ ብብዙሓት ክስማዕን ክረአን ዝኽእለሉ በሪኽ ቦታ ከነብጸሖ ዘይምኽኣልና እዩ። ኣብዚ ብራኸዚ ከይንበጽሕ፡ እቲ ቀንዲ ምኽንያት ዓቕምና ድሩት ምዃኑ ኣይኮነን። እቲ ጠንቂ ነቲ ዝርካቡ ዓቕምና፡ በቲ ምእንቲ ሃገር ዝኸፈልናዮ ክቡር ዋጋን ሓርበኝነትን ቀሚርና፡ ረብሓ ሃገርን ህዝብን ቅድሚት ብዝሰርዐ ኣገባብ ኣመሓዲርና ከነዋፍሮ ዘይምብቃዕና እዩ። ከምዚ ብሰንኪ ምዃና፡ መፈቶ ወጻዒ ጉጅለ ኮይንና ጸኒሕና። ንድሕሪት ምልስ ኢልና እንተ ኣማዕዲና፡ ተመኩሮና ካባና ሓሊፉ ንካለኦት እውን መምህር ክኸውን ዝኽእል ሃብቲ እዩ። ኣብ ኢድካ ብዘሎ ተመኩሮ ክትመሃር ዘይምኽኣል ከኣ  እንዳሓደረ ዘጣዕስ ድኽመት እዩ።

ኣብዚ እዋንዚ  ዝረአ ዘሎ ክብ-ለጠቕ “ክንመሃረሉ ዝግበኣና ከባብያዊ ምዕባለ” ከም ዘሎ ዘመልክት እዩ። ድሕሪዚ ሓድሽ ዝኸውን ክንመሃረሉ ዝግብኣና ከባብያዊ ምዕባለ ምርካብ ኣይኮነን። እቲ ሓድሽ ዝኸውን ካብቲ ዝርእዮን ዝሰምዖን ዝመሃር ሓላፍነታዊ ሓድሽ ኣተሓሳስባ ኣጥሪና እንተሊና እዩ። ካብቲ ናይ ቅድሚ ሕጂ “ውሕጅ እንዳወሰደካ” ስቕ ኢልካ ናይ ምዕዛብ ክድገም ዘይግበኦ ተመኩሮ  እንተዘይወጺና ግና፡ ነዚ  “ነዓይ ርኢኹም ተቐጽዑ” ዝብል ዘሎ ተመኩሮ ከባቢና እውን ከነባኽኖ ኢና። ኣብ ክንዲ በቲ ንኹልና ኣብ ዘሰማምዓና ብምጽማድ፡ እንዳሓደረ ዘሕብን ኣገባብ ንኽተል፡  በቲ ዝፈላልየናን እሞ ንዓኡ ብምምራጽና ጽባሕ ዘጣዕሰና መንገዲ ካብ ምጅማር ዘውጽኣና መንገዲ ንምረጽ። ትርጉም ምምሃር ካብ ምዕባለ ከባቢኻ ከኣ ካብዚ ወጻኢ ኣይኮነን።

24 APRIL 2021

Addis Standard (Addis Ababa)

Addis Abeba — The joint intelligence and security task force comprised of the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS), Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF), the Federal Police Commission, and Information Network Security Agency (INSA) warned that it would no longer tolerate "forces inside and outside the country" who are working to create "national chaos", "public rage" and are "threatening the country's existence."

In a statement the task force released last night, it said that there are "verified" and "ample evidences" that forces inside and outside the country have joined hands to create chaos and distabilize the country while the government is working to solve problems related with identity and boundaries issues "scientifically and impartially."

"The intelligence and security establishment has in its possession documents prepared to create national chaos and the forces behind it," the statement said without mentioning specifics.

The task force further said that at a time when the government was determined to hold a free and fair election, and is preparing to conduct the second filling of the GERD, these forces and armed groups were creating chaos in multiple places and said that lives were lost and properties were damaged by the violence in North Showa and Oromo zone, as well as in central Gonder zone of Amhara regional state; the violence in Benishangul Gumuz; Afar and Somali regional states bordering areas as well as the large scale violence in western Oromia regional state.

"In its effort to enforce the rule of law, the government is taking measures against the radical TPLF and OLF/Shene groups as well as other armed groups," the statement said.
 
In measures being taken in Oromia regional state, "the OLF/Shene armed group" which is sustaining heavy loss, is "moving around various places an inflicting attacks against civilians in order to distract the government's attention. Measures are reinforced to the full extent in order to stop this group completely."

The task force said that the public should understand that these forces both from within and outside the country are "conspiring to dismantle the country" and are working relentlessly by using "social media influencers inside and outside the country" as well as using those "who are hijacked by this evil deed and are embedded inside the government's structure" to kill and displace innocent civilians and are causing "public rage" in order to threaten the "existence of the country and the peace and security of its people."

The task force called on the people of Ethiopia to cooperate with security forces by providing information and assisting it in order to make the "large scale law enforcement efforts" currently underway successful. AS

Saturday, 24 April 2021 21:57

US names envoy as concern grows over Ethiopia's Tigray

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The United States on Friday tasked a senior diplomat with reducing tensions surrounding Ethiopia's Tigray region as fears rise that the conflict will spread.

Jeffrey Feltman, a veteran US diplomat who until 2018 served in a top UN position, was named to a new role of special envoy to the Horn of Africa.

Feltman will address the Tigray conflict as well as related tensions between Ethiopia and Sudan, which has taken in refugees and sent troops into a disputed border area.

He will also take up disputes over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, a massive project that Egypt and Sudan fear will deprive them of vital water resources.

"At a moment of profound change for this strategic region, high-level US engagement is vital to mitigate the risks posed by escalating conflict while providing support to once-in-a-generation opportunities for reform," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement.

The announcement comes a day after the UN Security Council voiced alarm over Tigray, where the UN aid chief says that people have started to die of hunger and sexual violence has been used as a weapon of war.

Blinken has previously spoken of "ethnic cleansing" in the region by troops of neighboring Eritrea, which has since announced a pullout.

Ethiopia, a US ally, launched an offensive in Tigray in November after the local ruling party was blamed for attacks on military installations.

The former administration of Donald Trump unsuccessfully sought to mediate a solution on the mega-dam at the behest of Egypt.


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Saturday, 24 April 2021 20:27

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APRIL 24, 2021 ERITREA HUB ETHIOPIA, NEWS
Source: Devex

The European Commission plans to “de-commit” more than €100 million ($120 million) away from Eritrea in the clearest sign yet that Brussels’ “dual-track” attempt to mix development assistance and political dialogue with the oppressive East African nation has reached the end of the line.
By Vince Chadwick // 23 April 2021

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The European Commission plans to “de-commit” more than €100 million ($120 million) away from Eritrea in the clearest sign yet that Brussels’ “dual-track” attempt to mix development assistance and political dialogue with the oppressive East African nation has reached the end of the line.
Jutta Urpilainen, the European Union commissioner for international partnerships, wrote to the European Parliament’s development committee chair and political group coordinators this week to outline the move, which affects funding under the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa, or EUTF for Africa.

The Finnish commissioner noted that since the 2018 rapprochement between Eritrea and Ethiopia, the EU “has invested significant political and financial capital to seize the opportunity,” while “ensuring the EU’s fundamental values were respected.”

Yet the letter, obtained by Devex, explained that of the nine projects — worth €141.3 million — approved for Eritrea through the trust fund, just one has begun implementation. Some €80 million was approved for procurement through the United Nations Office for Project Services for roadwork, but only around €19 million has been disbursed amid fierce criticism from European Parliament members and human rights activists over the risk that conscripted labor would be used on the roads.

“Engagement with Eritrea should not endanger the rights of the country’s population.”

— Laetitia Bader, Horn of Africa director, Human Rights Watch

Commission officials initially defended the road project, and Josep Borrell, the EU’s foreign affairs chief, told journalists in March 2020 that the EU should continue to pursue both development and diplomacy “to change structures and change the way in which the political system works.”


“I don’t think we can always be playing the Good Samaritan and handing out donations but not getting into the political evolution of a country,” Borrell said last year. “Eritrea is one of the main sources of migrants to Europe after all, so we are going to continue this work and expect success, although we know that this won’t necessarily happen tomorrow.”

However, this “dual-track approach” had been under review in recent months, in the lead-up to this week’s shift.

Urpilainen wrote that the eight other trust fund projects are still awaiting clearance from the Eritrean government. “Implementation … has remained highly challenging,” the commissioner wrote. “This situation reflects the lack of interest expressed by the Government of Eritrea on EUTF-funded projects and, more generally, on development co-operation with the EU.”

The letter noted that Eritrean troops’ involvement in the Tigray conflict in northern Ethiopia had “further compounded” the situation. Discussing Tigray on Monday, Borrell said that “Eritrean troops are not withdrawing, and human rights violations continue.”

The Eritrean Embassy in Brussels did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday.
With a December 2021 deadline to recommit the money, Urpilainen wrote that she would propose that it go to other priorities in the Horn of Africa, including €62 million for Sudan’s democratic transition, €18 million for refugees in Sudan fleeing Tigray, €20 million to combat famine in South Sudan, and €20 million for displaced people and migrants across the region. The commission will present its new proposal to the fund’s operational committee by the end of this month.

French Greens MEP Michèle Rivasi, who was among the main opponents of EU support to the road project, welcomed the commission’s move. “The money meant for Eritrea will now serve much more valuable humanitarian purposes,” she told Devex on Friday.

EU foreign chief defends aid for Eritrea amid human rights concerns

Josep Borrell says the EU’s dual-track development and diplomacy approach to government reform in Eritrea is showing some results, though experts beg to differ.

“This makes much more sense than building a highway for a dictator — Eritrean President [Isaias] Afwerki — who does not hesitate to order the army to attack civilians and to raze the Eritrean refugee camps in Tigray to the ground,” Rivasi added.


Laetitia Bader, Horn of Africa director at Human Rights Watch, told Devex on Friday that the EU’s attempted dual-track engagement with Eritrea “has unfortunately failed to bring about greatly needed rights reforms.”

“Trying to fund projects without proper monitoring mechanisms and due diligence in a context marred by pervasive forced labor, the EU risked to contribute to the government’s abuses,” Bader added. “Engagement with Eritrea should not endanger the rights of the country’s population.”

APRIL 23, 2021  ETHIOPIANEWSTIGRAY

Source: Reuters

U.N. Security Council, for first time, declares concern about Ethiopia’s Tigray

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Ethiopians, who fled the ongoing fighting in Tigray region, carry their belongings after crossing the Setit River on the Sudan-Ethiopia border, in the eastern Kassala state, Sudan December 16, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/File Photo

The U.N. Security Council expressed concern on Thursday about the humanitarian situation in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, particularly abuse of women and girls, a week after the U.N. aid chief said sexual violence was being used as a weapon of war.

It was the first public statement by the 15-member council, which has been briefed five times privately on the conflict, since fighting between Ethiopia’s federal government troops and Tigray’s former ruling party began in November.

“The members of the Security Council expressed their deep concern about allegations of human rights violations and abuses, including reports of sexual violence against women and girls in the Tigray region, and called for investigations to find those responsible and bring them to justice,” it said in the statement, drafted by Ireland and agreed by consensus.

The council was unable to agree language last month with Western countries pitted against Russia and China, whose diplomats questioned whether the body – charged with maintaining international peace and security – should be involved.

U.N. aid chief Mark Lowcock last week told the council the humanitarian crisis in Tigray had deteriorated with challenges to aid access, people dying of hunger and many reports of “gang rape, with multiple men assaulting the victim; in some cases, women have been repeatedly raped over a period of days.” He said girls as young as eight had also been targeted.

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, then challenged the body’s silence, according to diplomats familiar with her remarks during the closed briefing, asking: “Do African lives not matter as much as those experiencing conflict in other countries?” read more

Ethiopia’s mission to the United Nations in New York said in a statement on Thursday that the “law enforcement operation in Ethiopia is an internal affair regulated by the laws of the country, including human rights laws.”

It said that Ethiopia had committed to investigate and ensure accountability for violations of human rights, including sexual violence, and that Ethiopia was providing humanitarian aid in Tigray.

The conflict has killed thousands of people and forced hundreds of thousands more from their homes in the region of about 5 million. Eritrean troops – accused of massacres and killings in Tigray – have been helping Ethiopian troops.

Lowcock said the world body had not seen any proof that soldiers from neighboring Eritrea have withdrawn, despite demands from U.N. officials and the United States. The Security Council statement made no mention of Eritrean troops.

Eritrea told the Security Council on Friday that it has agreed to start withdrawing its troops from Tigray, acknowledging publicly for the first time its involvement in the conflict.


Source: ABC

UN Security Council: ‘Deep concern’ about Ethiopia’s Tigray

The U.N. Security Council is expressing concern about humanitarian conditions and human rights in Ethiopia’s wartorn Tigray region

The statement made no mention of Eritrean soldiers in Tigray, though U.N. humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock and Amnesty International said last week that the troops remain weeks after Ethiopia said they would leave. U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters Wednesday that “we haven’t seen any evidence that Eritrean troops are withdrawing from Tigray.”

In November, political tensions between Ethiopian President Abiy Ahmed’s government and Tigray leaders exploded into war. Eritrea teamed up with neighboring Ethiopia in the conflict. Thousands of people have been killed.

The United States has alleged ethnic cleansing in the western part of Tigray, a claim that Ethiopian authorities dismiss as unfounded. The term refers to forcing a population from a region through expulsions and other violence, often including killings and rapes.

Ethiopia has said that life in Tigray is returning to normal.

Lowcock, meanwhile, told the council last week that some 4.5 million of Tigray’s 6 million need humanitarian aid and that “there is no doubt that sexual violence is being used in this conflict as a weapon of war.” He cited alarmingly numerous reports of rape and other sexual attacks, mainly by men wearing the uniforms of various forces.

In Thursday’s statement, the council conveyed “deep concern about allegations of human rights violations and abuses, including reports of sexual violence.” It welcomed an agreement by the U.N. and an Ethiopian rights agency to conduct a joint investigation into reported abuses.

The council also acknowledged Ethiopia’s humanitarian efforts but called for a bigger response, unfettered humanitarian access to everyone in need and “a restoration of normalcy.”

Saturday, 24 April 2021 11:44

Tigray is edging closer to famine

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APRIL 23, 2021  ETHIOPIANEWSTIGRAY

Source: Economist

Evidence is growing that starvation is being used as a weapon of war in Ethiopia

Apr 22nd 2021
PEOPLE FLEEING war are often driven by a fear of bullets and shells. But in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, where fighting broke out in November between government forces and the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), a former ruling party that reverted to being a guerrilla movement, guns are not the only weapons of war. The United Nations has received reports of rape by soldiers. Millions face the threat of starvation, owing in part to the actions of the Ethiopian government’s forces and its allies.
The suffering is widespread. Central and eastern Tigray, as well as parts of the north-west, are facing “crisis”or “emergency” hunger levels, according to the UN’s Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), meaning that households are suffering from acute malnutrition (see map). The next and final phase on the IPC scale is “famine” marked by an extreme lack of food, resulting in starvation or death.
Before the conflict broke out, Tigray was largely free from hunger; now the UN estimates that 4.5m need food aid.
Such food shortages are not simply a case of collateral damage. Ethiopian and Eritrean forces have been looting shops and farms, burning food that they cannot take with them. Water tanks and reservoirs have also been targeted.
In April the World Peace Foundation (WPF), a research organisation based at Tufts University in Massachusetts, published a report alleging systematic “starvation crimes” perpetrated by belligerents. Ethiopia’s government has also been accused of blocking food deliveries to civilians. Between 700,000 and 2.2m people are estimated to be displaced within Tigray, separated from their homes and livelihoods. More than 60,000 have fled into neighbouring Sudan.
Meanwhile, the death toll from the conflict continues to climb. A paper published last month by researchers at Ghent University in Belgium identified 1,942 people killed in the fighting, though the true number may be much higher. Nearly a third of the victims documented by the researchers were killed in point-blank murders or civilian massacres. In most cases, the perpetrators were believed to be Ethiopian or Eritrean soldiers, although in 16% of the deaths identified by the researchers, the killers’ affiliation was unclear. Inadequate health care and food shortages could cause the number of casualties to soar even higher.
The WPF reckons that in central and eastern Tigray alone, between 50 and 100 people are dying every day from causes directly related to hunger. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has promised to investigate allegations of human-rights abuses in Tigray “as soon as possible”. For the families of the many who have already died, that is already too late.

APRIL 23, 2021  ETHIOPIANEWSTIGRAY

Robert Mardini, director-general of the Geneva-based International Committee of the Red Cross, said: “I haven’t heard such terrible accounts for more than two decades in the humanitarian sector.” Mardini, among other things, closely followed the civil wars in Syria and Yemen when he headed ICRC’s Near and Middle East division from 2012 to 2018. “Many of my humanitarian colleagues are testifying the same,” he said.

Source: AFP

Thursday, 22 April 2021 20:32

Dimtsi Harnnet Kassel 22.04.2021

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ሃገርና ብሰንኪ ጉጅለ ኢሳያስ ኣብ ከመይ ዝኣመሰለ ዘገርም መከራ ከም ዘላ ንህዝቢ ኤርትራ ምዝርዛር “ንቐባሪ ምርዳእ” ስለ ዝኸውን ምድጋሙ ኣድላይ ኣይኮነን። ህዝብና ሕማቕ ዘበን የሕልፍ ከም ዘሎ ግና ዓለም እውን ዝመስከሮ እዩ። ኤርትራ ብሰንኪ ጉጅለ ህግደፍ ኣብ ኩሉ ናይ ሕማቕ ኣብነት እያ ቅድሚት እትስራዕ። ናይ ቀረባ ግዜ ኣብነት ንጥቀስ’ኳ  እንተበልና ዶብ ኣልቦ ጋዜጠኛታት ዝተባህለ ዓለም ለኻዊ ትካል “ኤርትራ ብምእጋድ ፕረስ፡ ካብ 180 ሃገራት መበል 180 ኮይና” ኢሉ ዘስፈሮ ጸብጻብ ምጥቃስ ይከኣል። “ስለምንታይ እዩ ጉጅለ ህግደፍ ክሳብ ክንድዚ ኣብ ልዕሊ ኤርትራን ህዝባን ዝጭክን?” ዝብል ወትሩ ዝለዓልን ዝተፈላለዩ ወገናት ነናቶም ምላሽ ዝህብሉን ሕቶ እዩ። ነዚ ሕቶዚ ዝኸውን መልሲ ንምርካብ ዝግበር ምምርማር ቀጻሊ እዩ። ክሳብ ሕጂ ዘሎ ብዙሓት ዝሰማምዕሉ ዕኹኽ መልሲ ግና “ሕድሪ ሰማእታት ዝጠለመ፡ ጸረ-ህዝቢ ጉጅለ ስለ ዝኾነ፣ ብኡ መጠን ካብ ተሓታትነት ዝኽወል መሲልዎ እዩ” ዝብል ምውሳድ ዝቐለለ ኮይኑ ኣሎ።

ነዓና ነቶም ጸረ-ህዝባውነት ጉጅለ ህግደፍ ስዒርና መሰረታዊ ለውጢ ከነምጽእ ተወዲብና ንቃለስ ዘለና ዝምልከት ወትሩ ዝለዓል ግና ዘይተመለሰ ሕቶታት እውን ኣሎ። ናይ “ክሳብ ሕጂ ናይ ዘይምዕዋትና ጠንቂ እንታይ እዩ?” ዝብል ሕቶ መንቀሊ፡ ኣብ ናይ ለውጢ ቃልሲ ዘሕለፍናዮ ግዜን ዘመዝገብናዮ ኣውንታዊ ውጽኢትን ዘይመጣጠን ምዃኑ እዩ። እዚ ሕቶዚ ብግብሪ ኣብ ባይታ ብዝረአ ውጽኢት ተሰንዩ ክሳብ ዘይተረጋገጸ ኣብ መጻኢ እውን ብቐጻሊ ክለዓል ናይ ግድን እዩ። ብዝተፈላለዩ ኣካላት ዝወሃብ  መልሱ ከኣ፡ ናብ ሓደ መኹባዕቲ ዝፈስስ ኮይኑ ከከም መላሲኡ ዝተፈላለዩ መልከዓት ክሕዝ ጸኒሑ። እቲ መስርሕ መቛጸሪ ክሳብ ዝረክብ ከኣ እቲ ሕቶን መልስን ቀጻላይ እዩ።

በብወገና ከም ናይ ምዕዋትና መግለጺ ቀዳምነት ረኺቦም ክረጋገጹልና እንደልዮም ብዙሓት እዮም። እዚ  ነናትና ቀዳምነታት ኣለዉና ማለት እዩ። እንተደኣ ቅሩብነት ሃልዩና ጉዳይ ህዝብናን ሃገርናን ዘቐንዝወና ኮይኑ ግና ናይ ሓባር ቀዳምነት ምሓዝ ዘጸግመና ኣይከውንን። ቅድሚ ድሕነት ሃገርናን ረብሓ ህዝብናን ንሰርዖ ካልእ ንኡስ ዛዕባ እንተልዩና ግና፡ ነቲ ክሳብ ሕጂ ከም ናይ ዘይምዕዋትና ጠንቂ ኮይኑ ዘሎ፡ ናይ ሓባር ቀዳምነትካ ኣለሊኻ ናይ ዘይምርካብ ጸገምና ክቕጽል እዩ። ዘይምዕዋትና እውን ከምኡ ቀጻሊ ክኸውን ባህርያዊ እዩ። ናትና ዘይምዕዋት ክቕጽል እንከሎ  መፍቶ መን ከም እንኸውን ርዱእ እዩ። እቲ ዝያዳ ዝብደል ከኣ እቲ ብሰንኪ ናትና ዘይምዕዋት  ግዳይ ዝኸውን ህዝብና እዩ። ብሰንክና ግዳይ ምዃኑ ቀጻሊ እንተኮይኑ ከኣ፡ ሓደ እዋን ዕድል ኣብ ዝረኸብሉ ኣጋጣሚ ከም ዝሓተና ኣይንዘንግዕ። ጉጅለ ህግደፍ ግና በዚ መልክዕ ቃልስና ብግቡእ ክንሰርዕ ዘይምኽኣልና ብኩርምቱ እንዳሰሓቐ ናብ እሩም ቃልሲ ከይንመጽእ ብዘለዎ ዓቕሚ ከም ዝተናኾለና ፍሉጥ እዩ።

እዚ “ክሳብ ሕጂ፡ ናይ ዘይምዕዋትና ጠንቂ” ዝብል ሓረግ ከም ሓደ ግዜ ዝሓለፎ ዛዕባ፡ ኣዘንቲናዮ ንሓልፍ ኣይኮነን። ጌና ንቕድሚት ከይንስጉም ቀፊዱ ሒዙና ዘሎ ስለ ዝኾነ፡ ክንምልሶ ናይ ግድን እዩ። ንኩነታትና ብህድኣትን ሓላፍነትን እንተመዚናዮ ንኹልና ዘማእክለና ቀዳምነት ንጉጅለ ህግደፍ ምስ ኩሉ ንጠለባት ህዝቢ ኤርትራ ዘየማእክል ጨካን ትግባራቱን ኣተሓሳስባኡን ምውጋድ እዩ። ነዚ ቀዳምነትዚ ከም ናይ ሓባር ሕርያ ወሲድና እንተ ኣዐዊትናዮ ናብቲ ኩሉ ብሓባር ኮነ ብውልቂ ንሓቶ ሕቶታት ንምልሰሉ ህዝባዊ ኣዳራሽ ዘእትወና እዩ። ናብዚ ብዙሕነትና ዝንጸባረቐሉ፡ ፖለቲካዊ ምርጫታትና ብዛዕባ ብዙሓት ጉዳያት ብሕጋዊ ኣገባብን ሰላማዊ መድረኽን ዝወዳድርሉ ምዕራፍ ዘእትወና ኣፍደገ እንተዘይከፊትና፡ ካብ ሕጂ ንደሓር እውን  መጻኢና ሸንኮለል ናይ ምዃን ዕድሉ ክፉት እዩ። እቲ ናይ ሓባር ቀዳምነት ከይሓዝና ብሓባር ንኽንቃለስ ክንገብሮ ዝጸናሕና ፈተነታት ኩሉ ባዶ ነይሩኳ እንተዘየበልና፡ ብኸምቲ ዝተጸበናዮ ከምዘየዕወትና ካባና ንላዕሊ ዝፈልጦ የለን። እንተኾነ እንተዘይ ተማህርናሉ ነቲ ጸገም ምፍላጥና ጥራይ ትርጉም የብሉን።

ቀዳምነት ኣትሒዝና ኣብ ዉሱናት መሰረታዊ ጉዳያት ኣብ ክንዲ ምድማዕ፡ ብሓንሳብ ብዙሓት ዛዕባታት ዓትዒትካ ምሓዝ ከም ዘየዕውተና ርኢና ኢና። ስለዚ ኣብ ክንዲ በቲ ከምዘየዕውተና ኣሰራርዓ ቀዳምነትን መንገድን መመሊስና ምኹዳድ፡  ክሳብ ሕጂ ተፈቲኑ ዘይፈሸለ ዘዕውት ዝተጸንዐ ናይ ሓባር መንገዲ ክንሕዝ ይግበና። ኣብዚ ቃልስና ንወሳንነትን ተጽዕኖን ግዜ ግቡእ ቦታ ክንህቦ ይግበኣና። ብፍላይ ኣብዚ እዋንዚ ይረአ ንዘሎ ኤርትራውን ዞባውን ምዕባለታት፡ ክንድቲ ዝግበኦ ክብደት ሂብና ፍኒሕኒሕ ክንብል ይግበኣና እምበር፡ ንከባቢና ኣብ ግምት ከየእተና በቲ ሓንሳብ ዝጀመርናዮ ኣካይዳ ጥራይ ለመም ክንብል ክንነብር ኣይግበናን። ዘለናዮ እዋን ዝያዳቲ ዝሓለፈ ዘየቕስን ዘየደቅስ ምዃኑ መዓጹና ይኩሕኩሕ ስለ ዘሎ ነጋሪ ንጽበየሉ ኣይኮነን። ስለዚ ክሳብ ሕጂ ካብ ዘየዕወቱና ጠንቅታት ሓደ ምዃኑ ተረዲእና፡ ናይ ሓባር ቀዳምነትና ንናይ ምንጻር ዕማም ቀዳምነትን ግቡእ ክብደትን ሂብና፡ ንምዕዋቱ ብኹሉ ዝካኣለና ናህሪ ምስጓም የድልየና ኣሎ።

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