Incredible scenes at Lideta Mariam Church in
#AddisAbaba
this evening, on 3rd day of national fasting and prayer called by the Holy Synod of Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (
#EOTC
)
(Credit: biruk_mamush via tiktok)
"It's been a tremendous challenge for aid agencies to get through to
#Tigray
for a number of different reasons. One of them being
#TPLF
- which is the rebel group that's fighting the Ethiopian army - has not accepted a ceasefire" -
@BronwynBruton
of
@AtlanticCouncil
on
@BBCWorld
#Ethiopia
:
"Who takes ownership for the crying mother in
#Tigray
? Do we have to be Tigrian? For the suffering father in
#Metekel
, do we have to be
#Amhara
?" - asks Tamagn Beyene as he calls on Ethiopians around the world to help
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"The recent reports about drone strikes in
#Tigray
is false. I have spoken with
@reda_getachew
. We've also discussed with the commanders. It's an incident before the agreement." -
#Ethiopia
's chief negotiator Ambassador
@RedwanHussien
speaking to EMS
#Tigray
-an protesters shut down I-5 north in downtown Seattle days after the peace agreement between Government of
#Ethiopia
and
#TPLF
(Courtesy of Fox 13)
#Ethiopia
:
Footage showing
#Oromia
Police slapping a priest amid Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (
#EOTC
) accusing the government of forming a breakaway group and taking over its churches
#Ethiopia
:
Funeral service of Priest Haregewoin and a young man by the name of Ayalew who, according to EOTC TV, were brutally beaten to death by a mob while
#Oromia
Police watched
(Warning: The following video contains scenes that some viewers may find disturbing. )
"
#Amhara
-s in
#Maikadra
say they are still traumatized, eight months after one of the worst massacres in the northern region of
#Ethiopia
. Hundreds of young ethnic Amhara men were killed by fleeing
#Tigray
-an fighters."
(Courtesy of Al Jazeera)
#Ethiopia
:
Tamagn Beyene responds to some of his critics regarding the humanitarian fundraising campaign he helped organize for victims of
#Metekel
and
#Tigray
crisis
(Footage: ETV)
"
@WFP
warehouse in
#Mekelle
was forcibly entered by
#Tigray
-an forces who took 12 fuel trucks, tankers with 570,000 liters of fuel. The team on the ground unsuccessfully tried to prevent this looting." - Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the
@UN
Secretary-General
During an event welcoming
#Ethiopia
's heroes of
#WorldIndoorChamps
, Ethiopian legend Derartu Tulu, in an emotional appeal to the nation's leaders to unite the country, says "
#Tigray
's mothers and fathers are our mothers and fathers."
#WorldAthleticsChampionships
Werkuha GETACHEW 🇪🇹 of
#TeamEthiopia
bows to Ethiopian legend Derartu Tulu after winning a surprise 🥈 in women's 3000m steeplechase with Mekides ABEBE 🇪🇹 getting 🥉
(Courtesy of NBC)
#Ethiopia
's Army Chief General Berihanu Jula accuses
@WHO
Director General
@DrTedros
of "trying to seek military support" for
#TPLF
in the ongoing war in
#Tigray
(Courtesy of ESAT)
#Ethiopia
:
Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (
@EthioHRC
) Chief Commissioner
@DanielBekele
calls for Office of Attorney General to be "independent from political affiliation"
(Credit: Fana TV)
Tinfas Tidehela (ትንፋስ ትድሀ'ላ), a group in
#Mekele
which has been helping IDPs coming from all over
#Tigray
due to the war in the Region, is now calling on all Ethiopians to help
(Courtesy of Arts TV)
"The Prime Minister has a very inspiring vision about an Ethiopian identity that transcends those ethnic divisions." - U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of
#Africa
Ambassador Jeffrey D. Feltman on ESAT
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#Ethiopia
:
"
#TPLF
does not represent the people of
#Tigray
" - chant rally goers in front of US Department of State (
@StateDept
) earlier today
(Footage: Fasil Habesha)
#Ethiopian
government appointed
#Tigray
Provisional Administration official Dr. Abadi Girmay says
#Eritrean
soldiers prevent farmers in Tigray region from farming.
Source: Tigrai TV
"
#Sudan
's interior ministry said the shipment, which included 290 rifles & belonged to a licensed trader, Wael Shams Eldin, had been checked & found to be legitimate.
@flyethiopian
said the weapons were hunting guns that were part of a verified shipment."
#EthiopiaElection2021
#ምርጫ2013
"The board is extremely concerned about harassment of representatives of opposition parties in
#Amhara
and
#SNNP
Regions. Local officials should immediately stop these practices." -
@NEBEthiopia
Chairperson Birtukan Mideksa speaking earlier
#Ethiopia
:
"We had to preemptively conduct the operation as lightning strike against Northern Command" - Sekoture Getachew of
#TPLF
, admitting for the first time that
#Tigray
Special Forces attacked the military base in the Region
#Ethiopia
:
"It's embarrassing to even claim 'we have controlled an area' while being in our own land." - Member of Ethiopian National Defense Forces
(Courtesy of ETV)
#Ethiopia
:
Journalist Temesgen Desalegn, who is currently in custody and on trial, has reportedly been beaten up by police earlier today, according to a Facebook post by his brother Tariku
#Ethiopia
:
"We never said we will not march towards
#AddisAbaba
...Erdoğan will not save Abiy Ahmed. Vladmir Putin will not save Abiy Ahmed. Nobody could save him. Maybe Job Biden could save him. -
#TPLF
spokesperson Getachew Reda
(Courtesy of
#Tigray
TV)
#Ethiopia
:
Recently released prisoner and opposition politician Lidetu Ayalew accuses
@PMEthiopia
@AbiyAhmedAli
of "believing to benefit from conflict"
Full interview will be available this Saturday on EthioTube.
"The head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church in his first public comments on the war in the country’s
#Tigray
region is sharply criticizing
#Ethiopia
’s actions, saying he believes it’s genocide: “They want to destroy the people of Tigray.”"
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"
#Africa
-n countries have rallied behind
#Ethiopia
in protesting against a planned special session at the
@UN
Human Rights Council, which is aimed at reprimand
#AddisAbaba
’s alleged war atrocities in
#Tigray
region."
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@AbiyAhmedAli
in his inauguration speech says
#Ethiopia
strongly welcomes support from friends but it will not scarifies its national pride and sovereignty.
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) releases damning report on recent killings in
#Oromia
Region
Report includes:
- detailed account of gruesome killings
- accuses Regional Government of 'negligence'
- calls it 'Orthodox cleansing'
Full report:
#WorldAthleticsChamps
in Oregon - Women's 1500m Heats
All of
#TeamEthiopia
members qualify for the semi-final with 2 winning their respective races
Gudaf TSEGAY 🇪🇹(4:02.68)
Freweyni HAILU 🇪🇹 (4:04.85)
Hirut MESHESHA 🇪🇹 (4:07.05)
U.S.
@StateDept
remarks on
#Ethiopia
"We are deeply concerned about credible reports of attacks by military forces affiliated with the
#TPLF
&
#Tigray
-an militias against
#Eritrea
-n refugees in the Tigray region, particularly reports of violence in refugee camps.
#Ethiopia
:
"I personally call upon the international community to understand the context, and the consistent transgressions by the
#TPLF
clique that have led the federal government to undertake this law enforcement operation," - PM
@AbiyAhmedAli
in a message delivered in English
"Just 2 days after Sifan Hassan clocked a world 10,000m record of 29:06.82 in Hengelo,
#Ethiopia
’s Letesenbet Gidey – competing on the same track in the Dutch city – improved the mark by five seconds with 29:01.03"
Full story:
#Ethiopia
:
PM Abiy Ahmed while speaking at Inauguration of the
#Moyale
One Stop Border Post, urges for cooperation to "remove Al Shabab and OLF" from the Horn of
#Africa
PM Abiy also addressed Oromo people of Kenya in Afaan
#Oromo
.
(Courtesy of State House
#Kenya
)
#Ethiopia
:
Today, in a meeting held with opposition party leaders PM Abiy Ahmed said, "due to recent unrest, more arrests were made within his own party, more than any other political parties."
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