East Africa

  The dust of Tigray is no ordinary dust. It is the pulverized remains of homes, the ash of burned crops, the dried blood of the abandoned. Five years. *Five years.* Children have been born in makeshift shelters who have never known a wall without bullet holes. Grandparents have died under tarpaulin roofs, whispering the names of villages erased from maps. And still, the siege tightens. Still, the genocide continues – not with the blunt roar of artillery alone, but with the silent, suffocating weapons of starvation, denied medicine, and a calculated, international indifference. Tigray bleeds, not just from wounds, but from betrayal. The world sees the skeletal frames flickering in dim footage. It hears, distantly, the statistics – millions displaced, thousands starved, healthcare annihilated. But it struggles to grasp the *soul* of this catastrophe. It struggles to grasp the depth of the betrayal that compounds every physical wound. For woven into the fabric of Tigray's suffering i...

 Mr. Getachew and Mr. Redwan, appearing on Fana TV, have launched a barrage of accusations against the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). In addition to the baseless claim that “TPLF lacks ideology,” they absurdly blamed TPLF for obstructing the implementation of the Pretoria Peace Agreement. While the two *Biltsigna (Prosperity Party, PP)* members cited little evidence to support their accusations against TPLF, we will focus on their bizarre claim that “TPLF cannot change.” Though *Biltsigna (PP)*’s theatrics during election weeks are routine, the grievances raised on “Azebo’s Day” hint at deeper motives.   What’s striking is that the accusation of TPLF “lacking ideology” forces us to compare TPLF’s legacy with *Biltsigna (PP)*’s record of destruction. When it comes to ideology, *OPDO/Biltsigna (PP)*, known for its intellectual bankruptcy, uses the phrase “they have no vision” as a slogan. Their insistence that “you shouldn’t exist” even in life reveals their dangerous ...

*Prologue: A Garden of Snakes* Tigray’s history is marked by sacrifice and resilience, having produced both revered heroes and infamous traitors. Among the most insidious is Getachew Reda, whose calculated deception has inflicted lasting wounds on the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and the broader Tigrayan struggle. Unlike other figures of controversy, Getachew cloaked his betrayal in revolutionary rhetoric, disguising subversion as leadership. Over a span of fifteen years, he infiltrated the core of the movement, eroding it from within with strategic intent. His actions represent not merely political treachery but a form of ideological fratricide—an assault on the very foundation of Tigrayan self-determination. --- *The Infiltrator’s Playbook: Undermining from Within* Getachew Reda was no ordinary dissenter. He embedded himself within the revolutionary framework as a trusted comrade, only to exploit that access in service of a corrosive agenda. His manipulation was methodical...

  The Ethiopian government, under Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, has crossed a red line. By weaponizing the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) to permanently ban the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) from political participation, Abiy has shattered the Pretoria Peace Agreement and reignited the fuse of genocidal warfare in Tigray. This is not bureaucratic housekeeping—it is a calculated act of political erasure, designed to exterminate Tigray’s voice and legitimize state-sanctioned violence. The international community must intervene now to prevent Ethiopia from plunging into another catastrophic chapter of bloodshed.   --- *The Pretoria Agreement: A Dead Letter Under Abiy’s Boot* Signed in November 2022 under African Union mediation, the Pretoria Agreement was supposed to end Ethiopia’s brutal two-year war. Its core promise was clear: Tigray’s peaceful reintegration into Ethiopia’s constitutional order in exchange for disarmament. Today, Abiy Ahmed and his enablers...

--- *The Unlikely Ascent: From Backstreet Habits to High Office* In a move that shocked even the most cynical observers, [Country/Region]’s political elites once gambled on elevating a man whose reputation was built on two pillars: **khat-stained lips** and **areqe-fueled bravado**. Known more for his rabble-rousing in dimly lit bars than any semblance of statesmanship, **[Name/“The Minister”]** was an unlikely candidate for power—until his patrons saw him as the perfect puppet.   “*They thought he’d be loyal forever,*” says a disillusioned insider. “*After all, who would bite the hand that dragged them out of the gutter?*”   But bite he did.   ---  *The Betrayal: When the Puppet Cut His Strings* Freshly minted with a ministerial title, **[Name]** didn’t just forget his benefactors—he turned on them with the ferocity of a cornered hyena. Gone were the days of slurred loyalty oaths; in their place came a **social media blitzkrieg** of venomous tirades, leaked secrets,...

   Today, as the world celebrates Mother’s Day, we honor *you*—the mothers of Tigray. To the women who carried life in your wombs while war raged at your doors. To those who buried your children in unmarked graves, then wiped tears to feed orphans of strangers. To survivors of weaponized rape, who refused to let your bodies *or* spirits break. To mothers sheltering in dust-choked camps or exiled under Sudan’s sun, still humming lullabies to children who whisper, “When will we go home?”   **Your Womb Was a Fortress**   War is waged on mothers. They tried to erase Tigray’s future by starving your children, bombing hospitals, and violating bodies in a campaign called “dismantling the womb.” But you defied them:   - You birthed fighters and fed armies with hands calloused from farming *and* grief.   - You smuggled seeds in your skirts to replant fields salted by occupation.   - You endured rape as warriors—surviving, loving, refusing to...

The genocide in Tigray has unfolded in real time, and yet the world continues to respond with the hollow ritual of diplomatic euphemisms. “Deep concern.” “Calls for restraint.” “Hope for peace.” These are not policies. They are evasions—camouflage for complicity. While Tigrayan bodies pile up and families wither under blockade-induced famine, world leaders choose posturing over principle. The international community has not merely failed Tigray; it has enabled its tormentors under the guise of neutrality. This crisis has stripped bare the moral bankruptcy of global diplomacy. Governments and multilateral institutions wring their hands in sorrow one day, then sign trade deals and issue development loans to the Ethiopian state the next. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, under whose leadership foreign armies were invited to invade Tigray, is still paraded at international forums—from climate summits to economic conferences—as though his hands are not stained with the blood of a besieged people. ...